Pyt doesn’t point blame at either yourself or another person; 13 , it helps you learn that not everything can be perfect.
答案：(D) instead
【句型】not...; instead, ...（不是……；而是……）。前句提到 Pyt「不（doesn't）」歸咎於自己或他人，後句接著說明它「而是（instead）」幫助你理解事情無法十全十美，這是「否定前者、代之以後者」的替代關係；however（然而）雖然也能表達轉折，但instead更精確對應這種「不是A，而是B」的固定句型；therefore（因此，因果不合）、likewise（同樣地）都不合。
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四個選項都是轉承語，而 however（然而）是最常見的一個，很容易反射性地挑它。這一格要看分號前面那半句是不是一個否定。
四個選項都是轉承語，可見這一格考的是前後兩半的關係。先看分號前面：Pyt doesn’t point blame at either yourself or another person（pyt 不會把責任歸咎於你自己或別人）——這是一個否定。分號後面是 ___ , it helps you learn that not everything can be perfect（……，它幫助你明白不是每件事都能完美）——這是一個正面的說明。「不是 A，而是 B」——用一個正面的說法取代前面被否定掉的部分，正是 instead（而是、反而）的用途。這一組在題庫裡出現過：83 年第 30 題也是「不把批評視為否定，反而視為建議」，判準完全一樣——看分號或句號前面那一半是不是否定句。順便把 instead 與 instead of 分清楚：instead 是副詞，單獨使用，通常放句首或句尾；instead of 是整組當一個介系詞用，後面要接名詞或動名詞（88 年第 23 題考的就是這一點）。
however（然而）：表轉折，但這裡不是「話鋒一轉」，是把否定掉的部分換成正面的說法，語氣的性質不同。therefore（因此）：表因果，但「不歸咎他人」推不出「幫助你明白不是每件事都能完美」，兩者是同一件事的兩面。likewise（同樣地）：表類比，要拿兩件平行的事來比，本句只有一件事的兩面。
instead（而是、反而）、instead of ＋ 名詞或動名詞（而不是）、point blame at（歸咎於）、not everything（並非每件事）、at its core（就核心而言）、rather than（而不是）。
Denmark consistently scores high in global happiness rankings, and Danish people have some cool words for ways to be happy. The word recently voted most popular among Danes is pyt, a term that describes the nation's philosophy toward 11 . Pyt doesn't have an exact English translation. It is usually used as a 12 to a daily mistake or small frustration, corresponding roughly to the English sayings, "Don't worry about it," or "Well, things happen."
At its core, the word is about accepting and resetting—a reminder to step back and refocus rather than overreact. Pyt doesn't point blame at either yourself or another person; 13 , it helps you learn that not everything can be perfect. But this does not mean that pyt applies to everything. It should not be used when you ought to take responsibility; 14 should it be taken as an excuse for inaction.
Today, the word is even manifested into a literal "pyt button" in Danish classrooms for schoolchildren to press when they are upset about something insignificant. Some adults have also started using the button at home. Basically, pyt encourages people of all ages to 15 minor frustrations and move on with their lives.