老外最常用的英文短语 第207期:It's not that

　　释义：

　　It's not that... 不是……

　　用来表达否定的句式。It's not that... 表示“不是那样的”，后面接形容词的话表示“不到那种程度”，It's not that 主语+动词就表示“不是那样”，用来否定对方的想法。

　　例句：

　　It's not that we're not having a lot of fun at the party.

　　我们并没有在聚会中感到无聊。

　　It's not that we don't care about the employees¹.

　　我们并非不关心员工。

　　It's not that we don't like you.

　　我们并不是不喜欢你。

　　对话：

　　A: You really don't like me, do you?

　　你真的不喜欢我，是吧？

　　B: It's not that I don't like you. I just don't know you.

　　并不是我不喜欢你。只是不太了解你罢了。

1 employees   

n.雇工，雇员( employee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She is always polite and considerate towards her employees. 她对待雇员总是客客气气，关心体谅。
• The company has a strict dress code—all male employees are expected to wear suits. 公司有严格的着装规定—所有男职员都要穿西服。