At the foot of the hill you could hear nothing but the sound of the running water.

题目

At the foot of the hill you could hear nothing but the sound of the running water.
为什么这句话用but连接,而不用except

答案

这里是约定俗成的,是很明显的转折关系,用but更口语化,更加顺口
不读起来不觉得很顺口吗
其实用except也可以