On the use of "only but;
“只是”与“只+是”的用法及分野
He is just a small child, so you must be patient with him.
他只不过是个小孩子,你应该对他耐心点。
He warn't any more responsible than a colt.
他只不过还是个毛头孩子。
It's not a very grand house, just a little cottage.
那不是深宅大院, 只不过是个小农舍.
The earth is only a speck in the universe.
地球在宇宙中只不过是一个小点罢了。
I was merely asking; it is simply a matter of time; just a scratch; he was only a child; hopes that last but a moment.
我只是问问；这只是个时间问题；只是擦伤；他不过是个孩子；仅仅希望再持续一会儿。
He said he was a mere nobody and that was merely a suggestion.
他说他只不过是个无名小卒，那仅仅是个建议。
be just a cog in the machine(ry)
只不过是机器中的一个小齿轮 [组织里的小人物]
I can't believe she's going off to university. Seems like only last week she was still just a bairn.
真不敢相信她就要去上大学了。好像几个星期前她还只是个小孩呢。
She did not want to become a hero; just an ambitious girl pursuing her dreams.
她并不想成为英雄，只不过是一个雄心勃勃追求梦想的女孩而已。
There's just a child that has to be born, the by-product of good nights in Milan.
只是一个孩子要生出来，它不过是米兰良宵佳夜的副产品。
She was a mermaid, not a girl.
毕竟她只是个美人鱼，不是个女孩。
Don,t treat him so rigor,he is just a child.
不要对他太苛刻,他只不过是孩子.
When I was a child, I used to imagine myself to be a traveler in future, but that was only a day dream of a boy.
孩提时代，我总是想长大后要做个旅行家，不过那只是一个孩子的白日梦而已。
They is mere nobody.
他们只不过是无名小卒。
They are but small fry.
他们只不过是无名小贾。
Some people say that Peter is cute and mischievous but in words of one syllable, but in words of one syllable, he's just a brat.
有人说彼得可受而顽皮，但坦白地说，他只不过是一个宠坏了的孩子。
I'm only a little boy, and I deserve to be treated better."
我只是个小孩，我应该得到优待
You are the woodcutter's children, aren't you? @ says the bird.
“你们不就是樵夫的小孩吗？”这只鸟说。