Who do you think knows the news?－Nobody but Tom and Jane ___ it.其中Nobody but是短语吗?

题目

Who do you think knows the news?－Nobody but Tom and Jane ___ it.其中Nobody but是短语吗?
Who do you think knows the news?
－Nobody but Tom and Jane __B___ it.
A.know B.knows C.have known D.is known

答案

nobody but 不是什么短语.but 除了常用的“但是”意思外,还有“除了.外（不含...）”之意.nobody是主语,but Tom and Jane 是介词+名词构成的短语,限定并修饰nobody.
所以,上述句子译为
——你认为谁知道那个新闻?
——除了汤姆和简以外没人知道那个新闻.