大全 Section 04-21 一个小问题

21.   With its plan to develop seven and a half acres of shore land, Cleveland is but one of a large number of communities on the Great Lakes that is looking to its waterfront as a way to improve the quality of urban life and attract new businesses.

(A) is looking to its waterfront as a way to improve the quality of urban life and attract

(B) is looking at its waterfront to improve the quality of urban life and attract

(C) are looking to their waterfronts to improve the quality of urban life and attract

(D) are looking to its waterfront as a way of improving the quality of urban life and attracting

(E) are looking at their waterfronts as a way they can improve the quality of urban life and attract

请教大家，Cleveland is but one of .... 怎么理解这句话呢，but one这是什么用法啊？我不明白，以为是印错了呢...为什么选C我知道。

在刘振民上找到了这道题。but在这里的意思是“只不过，仅仅”的意思。

but vs. only

but通常是指只不过是很多里面的一个，

only是只唯一的一个。

多谢楼上的～