而是

并不是作不到而是他这个男人太懒了。

It’s not that he can’t do it; he’s just too lazy.

而是你

But you.

— 奥本海默 (2023)

这不是电视作品，而是真实的事。

This isn't a TV production; it's a real-life event.

— 死亡论文 (1996)

而是坟墓本身

Rather, the tomb itself.

— 夺宝奇兵3：圣战奇兵 (1989)

而是我的姑母

Rather, my aunt.

— 满江红 (2023)

我们的生活不是由物质，而是由精神来决定的。

Our lives are determined not by material things, but by the spirit.

而是看着我的脸

Instead, he was looking at my face.

— 朱诺 (2007)

那不是猪，而是猴子。

That’s not a pig; it’s a monkey.

而是两个人生命中的一部分——

Rather, it is a part of both people's lives—

— 摩托日记 (2004)

不是所有人而是任何人当每个人都梦想成为那个"任何人"的时候你没理由会输的

When everyone dreams of being that “anyone,” you have no reason to lose.

— 智利说不 (2012)

感情不是用处理的而是用维系的

Relationships aren’t something you manage; they’re something you nurture.

— 爱，没有明天 (2003)

而是阿姆

but rather Amu

— I Am What I Am (2021)

不是奇怪的词，而是奇怪的声音。

It’s not a strange word, but a strange sound.

而是你们的文化

Rather, it’s your culture.

— 亚特兰蒂斯：失落的帝国 (2001)

布鲁特斯而是凯撒！

Brutus, not Caesar!

— 埃及艳后的任务 (2002)

而是学校的厕所

Rather, it’s the school restroom.

— 杀人回忆 (2003)

人类最大的恐惧并不是来自死亡而是在公共场合演讲

Humanity’s greatest fear doesn’t come from death, but from public speaking.

— 美国黑帮 (2007)

而是找寻属于我真正的人生

but instead, searching for the life that truly belongs to me

— 密阳 (2007)

关键不在穿什么，而是怎么穿。

It’s not what you wear that matters, but how you wear it.

她不是在吃，而是吞下去的

She didn't eat it; she swallowed it.

— 铁皮鼓 (1979)

而是祈祷

Rather, pray.

— 安德烈·卢布廖夫 (1966)

不是坐火车到有鬼的地方而是火车上有鬼

It’s not that you take a train to a place with ghosts; there’s a ghost on the train.

— 鬼灭之刃：无限列车篇 (2020)

而是颁给你们

Instead, it will be awarded to you.

— 奥本海默 (2023)

表演不是好不好的问题而是舞台魅力

It’s not about whether the performance is good or bad; it’s about stage presence.

— 海角七号 (2008)

你要坐的不是五年的牢,而是十年啊!

You're not getting five years in prison—you're getting ten!

— 潜行者 (1979)

并不是我们不够了解电脑而是我们还不够了解人我们自己

It’s not that we don’t understand computers well enough; it’s that we don’t understand people—ourselves—well enough.

— 一一 (2000)

而是刹帝利对吧

It’s Kshatriya instead, right?

— 小萝莉的猴神大叔 (2015)

艾利不是一个人，而是一个公司

Aili isn’t a person; it’s a company.

— 睁开你的双眼 (1997)

不是警察而是政治力量拒绝改变

It wasn't the police but political forces that refused to change.

— 巴德尔和迈因霍夫集团 (2008)

而是害怕我们

but are afraid of us instead.

— 双重赔偿 (1944)

我不是说怀孕而是和他做爱

I didn’t mean getting pregnant—I meant having sex with him.

— 朱诺 (2007)

没有必要…因为元首要找的不是战士而是一个秘书

There’s no need… because what the leader is looking for isn’t a soldier, but a secretary.

— 帝国的毁灭 (2004)

但是缺乏教养并不是穷人的问题而是像你这样富有

But a lack of manners isn’t a problem with poor people—it’s with wealthy people like you.

— 水瓶座 (2016)

而是攸关生死的问题

Rather, it is a matter of life and death.

— 奥本海默 (2023)

我并不仅仅是想参加派对而是想拥有击败他人的权力

I don't just want to attend the party; I want the power to defeat others.

— 绝美之城 (2013)

各位而是在冰岛

Everyone is in Iceland instead.

— 亚特兰蒂斯：失落的帝国 (2001)

而是能不能听到？

But can you hear it?

— 奥本海默 (2023)

不是我们不愿意，而是我们……

It’s not that we’re unwilling; it’s that we…

而是事实如此

It’s simply a fact.

— 真爱至上 (2003)

我总是看到事情好的一面不是因为我天真而是必要和需要

I always look on the bright side—not because I’m naive, but because it’s necessary and needed.

— 瞬息全宇宙 (2022)

这不是普通话，而是上海话。

This isn’t Mandarin; it’s Shanghainese.

而是卓尼诺

It’s Zhuoninuo instead.

— 双重赔偿 (1944)

威胁不是法西斯主义而是共产主义

The threat is not fascism but communism.

— 奥本海默 (2023)

他们不是在打架，而是在排练戏剧。

They aren’t fighting; they’re rehearsing a play.

这不是一只蜘蛛，而是一个怪物。

This isn't a spider; it's a monster.

而是应该跟我们有同感

Rather, they should feel the same way we do.

— 绝美之城 (2013)

正如我预料的不是说你比杜可勇敢而是你知道一说就会没命了

Just as I expected—it’s not that you’re braver than Du Ke; you knew that speaking up would get you killed.

— 黄金三镖客 (1966)

重要的不是成绩，而是成败

What matters isn't the score, but whether you succeed or fail.

— 窃听风暴 (2006)

而是某种水晶

Rather, it’s some kind of crystal.

— 亚特兰蒂斯：失落的帝国 (2001)

如果谜团的答案并不在那间房间里面而是在外面呢

What if the answer to the mystery isn’t in that room, but outside?

— 看不见的客人 (2017)

而是自由国家的一名自由成员

Rather, a free member of a free country.

— 豹 (1963)

这回的生意不是送货而是送一个女孩子

This time, the job wasn’t to deliver goods, but a girl.

— Suzhou River (2000)

而是人民的恐惧

Rather, it is the people's fear.

— 风吹麦浪 (2006)

不是他技术不行而是他老了

It’s not that he lacks the skills; he’s just getting old.

— 摔跤吧！爸爸 (2016)

是关于一个写日记的人他写的不是过去而是未来，未来的灾难

It’s about someone who keeps a diary, but he doesn’t write about the past—he writes about the future, about disasters to come.

— 天使爱美丽 (2001)

我的兴趣不是食物，而是做食物的人

My interest isn’t in the food, but in the person who makes it.

— 女王旅途 (2014)

而是在没有她的世上活着

But to live in a world without her.

— 触不可及 (2011)

但不是被男人或是女人所打败而是被大海

But it wasn't defeated by a man or a woman, but by the sea.

— 蝴蝶梦 (1940)

人生重要的不是所站的位置，而是所朝的方向。

What matters in life is not where you stand, but the direction in which you’re headed.

我的职责不是决定谁该拥有情报而是阻止有人非法泄漏情报

My responsibility is not to decide who should have access to intelligence, but to prevent anyone from leaking it illegally.

— 奥本海默 (2023)

你不再是小豆子，而是小霸王

You're no longer Little Bean; you're Little Tyrant now.

— 上帝之城 (2002)

我担心的不是警察而是周围出现我没见过的车子我没见过的人

What worries me isn’t the police, but unfamiliar cars and people showing up around me.

— 美国黑帮 (2007)