▸ 我的wǒ de朋友péng you是shì我们wǒ men班bān最zuì厉害lì hai的de人rén。

My friend is the most impressive person in our class.

▸ 她tā不但bù dàn学习xué xí好hǎo，而且ér qiě体育tǐ yù也yě很好hěn hǎo。

Not only does she do well in school, she's also great at sports.

▸ 她tā不但bù dàn会huì弹tán钢琴gāng qín，而且ér qiě还hái会huì画画huà huà。

She can not only play the piano, but also draw.

▸ 她tā做的zuò de饭fàn不但bù dàn好看hǎo kàn，而且ér qiě很hěn好吃hǎo chī。

The food she makes is not only beautiful but delicious.

▸ 不但bù dàn老师lǎo shī喜欢xǐ huan她tā，而且ér qiě同学们tóng xué men也yě都dōu喜欢xǐ huan她tā。

Not only do the teachers like her — all the classmates like her too.

▸ 我wǒ说shuō：“周末zhōu mò你nǐ应该yīng gāi休息xiū xi，看看kàn kan电视diàn shì或者huò zhě出去chū qù玩wán。”

I said, "You should rest on weekends — watch some TV or go out and play."

▸ 她tā笑着xiào zhe说shuō：“我wǒ周末zhōu mò都dōu在zài练习liàn xí。”

She smiled and said, "I spend my weekends practicing."

▸ 她tā不但bù dàn每天měi tiān弹tán钢琴gāng qín，而且ér qiě还hái每天měi tiān跑步pǎo bù。

Not only does she play piano every day, she also runs every day.

▸ 原来yuán lái她tā不但bù dàn很hěn聪明cōng ming，而且ér qiě非常fēi cháng努力nǔ lì。

It turns out she's not only smart, but also incredibly hardworking.

▸ 我wǒ也yě要yào像xiàng她tā一样yī yàng努力nǔ lì！

I'm going to work as hard as she does!

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