不过是

It is a mere matter of form.

这不过是个形式罢了。

The poverty of the poet's ideas confined his mind to a narrow circle, and his poems are a series of changes rung upon a few thoughts and a few images.

诗人的思想贫乏，思路也不出一个狭小的圈子，他的诗搬来搬去，也不过是几点思想，几个意象。

She still proceeds with the same objective, but only through a winding narrow road for a while.

她还在进行相同的目标，不过是暂时通过一段弯曲而狭窄的路。

You're just a pack of cards.

你不过是一副纸牌

You're nothing but a pack of cards.

你不过是一副纸牌

But she thought to herself,'They're only a pack of cards.

她想，"他们不过是一副纸牌，我不怕他们！"

"To them, citizenship is like a piece of clothing that can be changed anytime."

在他们看来，国籍不过是一件随时可以更换的衣裳。

That is just a pile of goods.

那不过是一堆货物而已。

It was a vain attempt by whites to make an 7Aboriginal child more like them.

白种人以为如此一来就可以把土著居民的孩子变得和他们大致一样，却不过是白费心机。

There is evidence that business conditions are improving in China, but only by going from abysmal to merely bad.

有迹象显示中国的商业情况正在改善，但不过是从万丈深渊转变成只是糟糕而已。

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。