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上不封顶，下不保底

set no maximum or minimum; impose no ceiling or floor figure → 保底

他知道吗？ —不，他不知道。

Does he know? —No, he doesn't. → 不

他不知道吧？ —不，他知道。

He doesn't know, does he? —Yes, he does. → 不

他不吃饭不喝酒。

He won't drink unless he's eating. or He only drinks at meals. → 不…不…

这活儿不像样，拿不出手。

This is a shoddy piece of work, it's hardly presentable. → 不像样

随地吐痰既不雅观也不卫生。

Spitting in public places is not only unbecoming but also unsanitary. → 不雅观

他不至于连这一点道理也不明白。

He must have more sense than that. → 不至于

成功不骄傲，失败不灰心。

When you succeed don't get conceited; when you fail don't be dejected. → 灰心

既不实用，又不美观

neither useful nor attractive → 既

我不知道为什么，我就不喜欢他。

I don't know why, I just don't like him. → 就

不为名，不为利

seek neither fame nor gain → 名

条件这样好，再不增产，可说不过去。

With such favourable conditions, we'll have no excuse if we fail to increase output. → 说不过去

我不了解细情，所以不好说。

I can't say for sure because I don't know the details. → 细情

他老不回来，不知道什么事情淹蹇住了。

He isn't back yet. I wonder what's holding him up. → 淹蹇

他也不抽烟，也不喝酒。

He neither smokes nor drinks. → 也…也…

既不诱供也不逼供。

Neither trickery nor coercion is used to secure confessions. → 诱供

他并不了解我，至少是了解得不全面。

He doesn't understand me, or at any rate not fully. → 至少

不自满，也不自卑

be neither self-satisfied nor self-abased → 自卑

这么大了， 还不知道好好学习， 真不成器。

It is disappointing to see someone that is old enough to be sensible but fools around all day. → 不成器

你必须除去那些不合理的附加条件， 否则我们不可能继续合作下去。

We must remove those unreasonable costs, or else we won't be able to continue operating. → 除去