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介词besides,but,except的用法区别

 三者都可表示“除外”，但 besides 表示一种累加关系，意指“除了什么之外，还有……”；而 except 或 but 则表示一种排除关系，意指

“除了什么之外，不再有……”。如：

Besides his wife，his daughter also went to see him. 除他妻子外，他女儿也去看过他(即妻子女儿都去看过他)。

Nobody went to see him except [but] his wife. 除他妻子外，没有一个人看过他(即只有他妻子去看过他)。

注：在否定句中，besides 也表示“除……之外不再有…… ”，与but, except 同义。如：

No one passed the exam besides [except] Jim. 除吉姆外，没一个人通过考试。

2.She was the only girl on her Little League baseball team, and wanted to become the first woman in the major leagues.

only用作形容词，在句中作定语。

与the连用，意为“唯一的”。如：
John is the only boy in his family. 约翰是他家里唯一的男孩。
She is the only girl here who knows how to drive a car. 她是这儿唯一会开车的姑娘。

only可修饰复数名词，意为“仅有的；唯一的”。如：
They were the only people present. 出席的只有他们这些人。

与an连用，意为“单独的”。如：
Jim was an only son of his parents. 吉姆是他父母的独子。

与the连用，意为“最好的；最适当的”。如：
She is the only person for the job. 她是做这项工作的最佳人选。
The only thing to do on a hot day is to go swimming. 在热天最理想的事就是去游泳。

3.I want to live up to her expectations.

live up to达到高标准; 不辜负

例句：I try to live up to the high standard of the school.
      我力求达到这所学校的高标准要求。

      He has lived up to the hopes of his father.
      他的所作所为没有辜负父亲的期望。