他们不但工作生活
“Not only their work and lives,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
对天皇陛下的忠诚度
“loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor.”
他们 不但 工作 生活
“Not only their work and lives,”
以及和外面的一切联系
“but also all their contacts with the outside world...”
“It is not just about their work; every single aspect of their existence is encompassed.”
Structured patterns like '不但...以及...' are standard in formal Chinese discourse to build strong progressive arguments.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
not only
Used as the first part of correlative conjunctions to introduce an initial fact before adding more significant ones.
work and daily life
A standard compound pairing representing both professional and personal spheres.