The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked gloomily before me at a huge pile of that disgusting stuff they call “books”.

晚上11点钟，整个屋子静悄悄的，除了我以外，每个人都睡了，在强烈的灯光下，我忧虑地望着那一堆摆在我面前，被称作“书本”的讨厌东西。

属类：学习英语-中国人写英语日记-物理老师的生日

I have done nothing except send for the constable.

我除了让人叫警察来之外，别的什么都没有做

属类：学习英语-否定句-排除否定

All of us passed the exam except John.

我们都及格了，约翰除外。

属类：学习英语-教材英语-高一课文

We had nothing to do except hang around the ice cream parlor.

我们无所事事地在冰淇淋摊附近游荡。

属类：学习英语-成语例句-

None of us could speak English except Xiao Yu (him).

我们中间除了小俞(他)谁也不会讲英语。

属类：学习英语-语法例句-

After I had studied there for three years, I entered a junior high school. When I was twelve years old, I became a student of a senior high school. I still studied very hard. Except on sick leave I was never absent from class.

我在那边读了三年后，就进入初中。我十二岁的时候，就成为一个高中生。我依旧用功读书。除病假外，我从不缺课。

属类：学习英语-基础英语-

Now there was nothing he could do except admit defeat.

现在他只有认输。

属类：学习英语-语法例句-

Her house lay at the foot of Vesuvius ,and there was no way out except by boat .

因为她的家就维苏威火山脚下，并且除了乘船，没有其他出路。

属类：学习英语-教材英语-高二上

Except for these differences in spelling, written English is more or less the same in both British English and American English.

英国英语和美国英语的书面语几乎是一样的。

属类：学习英语-教材英语-高一课文

Apart from ; except for;all but

远离;除..之外

属类：学习英语-成语例句-

During all these tests Vera was blindfold; and, indeed, except when blindfold she lacked the ability to perceive things with her skin. lt was also found that although she could perceive things with her fingers this ability ceased the moment her hands were wet.

在测试期间，Vera是被蒙上眼睛的。的确，只有当她被蒙上眼睛时，她才能用她的皮肤识别东西，同时发现，她虽然能用手指识别东西，但等到她把手弄湿时，这本领就显不出来了。

属类：学习英语-新概念英语-第四册

In china students learn English at school as a foreign language, except for those in Hong Kong, where many people speak English as a first or a second language.

在中国，学生把英语作为一门外语学习。但香港的学生不同，在那儿有许多人把英语当作第一或第二语言。

属类：学习英语-教材英语-高一课文

As a teacher, she is wanting in nothing except loving care.

作为一名教师，她别的条件都具备，只是缺少爱心。

属类：学习英语-典型例句-

Well, except for the first election. That was not much of a contest. On February 4, 1789, all 69 members of Congress voted for George Washington.

好吧，除了第一届选举，那次选举算不上一场大赛。1789年2月4日，所有69名国会议员投票给了乔治·华盛顿（George Washington）。

属类：学习英语-Words And Their Stories 词汇掌故-美国大选相关词汇

Remember that you should not write the reduced forms, except in informal communication to friends or family.

记住除非是跟亲朋好友进行非正式交流，否则不要使用简化形式书写。

属类：学习英语-Ask a Teacher 名师答疑-名师答疑：Wanna和Gonna等简化形式的使用

By the way, we still use both "doodle" and "macaroni" today, except the meanings have changed completely. A "doodle" is a quickly made and simple artwork. And "macaroni" is a small noodle.

顺便说一下，我们今天仍然在使用doodle 和 macaroni 这两个单词，但是意思已经完全变了。Doodle 是指快速制作的、简单的艺术品，而macaroni 是指一种小面条。

属类：学习英语-Words And Their Stories 词汇掌故-词汇掌故：什么是引以为傲的成就？

So, being smart -- whether book-smart or street-smart -- is a great thing to be ... except when it’s not!

所以，学聪明点，无论是读书聪明还是会处世都很好，除了自以为是的时候。

属类：学习英语-Words And Their Stories 词汇掌故-读书聪明和会处世，哪种更好？

Now, there is nothing stopping you from using this expression for good behavior...well, except for the fact that I personally have only ever heard it used for bad.

现在，你可以随意把它用于表述良好行为......好吧，除了一点，我个人只听过它用于表述不好的事情。

属类：学习英语-Words And Their Stories 词汇掌故-词汇掌故：sneakers