不过是...

We went to the Rebar cocktail lounge a few times but it was very quiet - although once again a beautiful venue.

我们去了Rebar鸡尾酒吧几次，那儿很安静，不过是个很漂亮的场所。

He was just an old codger, Yu said and laughed.

余华笑着说，"他不过是个怪老人。"

I think they're just two sides of the same coin, he says.

我想它们不过是一个硬币的两面而已，他说。

It's your flip of the coin.

这不过是你的一面之词

Of course that is cold comfort to the creditors who have lost money.

当然，这不过是在象征性的安慰那些赔钱了的债权人。

After all, she is a gossip columnist, too.

毕竟，她也不过是个八卦专栏作家。

Did you know that you had come into the finest place in the world to buy socks?

我倒并未意识到这点，我不过是随便进来的？

You're nothing but a new comer.

你不过是个新来的。

Of course, this is merely comparative advantage in action.

当然了，这不过是一个相对优势的问题。

In other words, the comparator merely compares the dimension of the worn part with the standard reference part.

换句话说，比较仪不过是将磨损部分的尺寸与标准的基准部分进行比较而已。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。