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嗯,但是你必须等我。 Mmm, but you must wait for me.
他不但会说英语,而且还会说法语。 He speaks not only English but also French.
这个计划道理上行得通, 但不现实。 The plan is feasible in reason but impractical.
这个虽然不便宜, 但我觉得我们还是应该买. It's not cheap but I think we should buy it none the less.
那把椅子原本是为你准备的,但是被她拿走了。 The chair was intended for you, but she took it away.
他跑步出发,但很快就累得慢下来成了步行。 He started off at a run but soon tired and slowed to a walk.
我不喜欢他,但是说句公道话,他是个好工人。 I don't like him, but, to give him his due, he is a good worker.
他向我求婚,但我拒绝了。 He asked me to marry him but I refused.
我在人群中寻找她,但看不到。 I looked for her in the crowd but couldn't see her.
尽管我俩相貌不同,但都讨人喜欢。 Although our looks differ, we are both attractive.
她和她姐姐外貌相似,但性格不同。 She resembles her sister in appearance but not in character.
我还不会游泳,但我用胳膊划了几下。 I can't swim yet, but I've made a few strokes with my arms.
我养了一只猫和一只狗,但它们老是打架。 I have a dog and a cat, but they fight all the time.
我总觉得他讨厌我,但我不知道为什么。 I always feel he has a grudge against me, although I don't know why.
我喜欢他的写作风格,但是不喜欢他的内容。 I like the style of his writing but I don't like the content.
她并不聪明,但在其他方面,她倒是个好姑娘。 She is not very clever, but otherwise she's a nice girl.
在外表上她保持着平静,但实际上她生气极了。 She maintained a calm exterior, though really she was furious.
很奇怪他们改变了计划,但我觉得没有什么用处。 Their change of plan is strange but I don't think it's significant.
这条路线旅行的人以前常走,但是现在已不用了。 The route was once much travelled but has fallen into disuse.
你那篇文章的内容好极了, 但是表达方式不太好. The content of your essay is excellent, but it's not very well expressed.
我八点钟就到医院了,但是九点钟我才去值班。 I arrive at the hospital at eight o'clock, but I don't go on duty until nine.
老师帮助他上完了中学,但他无法完成大学的学业。 The teacher helped him through high school, but he couldn't cut the buck in college.
他很有天分,但对选择的工作该怎样处理,他仍得好好学习。 He has natural ability, but has yet to learn the mechanics of his chosen work.
我见希尔夫人面熟, 但并不相识. I know Mrs Hill by sight, but we've never met.
他有权威,但并不想控制别人。 He has authority, but he doesn't try to dominate others.
我在卧室里发现两只袜子, 但不成对。 I found a couple of socks in the bedroom, but they don't make a pair.
他们探索过各种途径,但是没有找到解决的办法。 They exploded every avenue but could not find a solution.
我们只能做些较小的让步,但这就可能打破僵局。 We can only make minor concessions, but it might break the deadlock.
他偷脚踏车是事实,但他并不像你所想的那样坏。 It is true that he stole the bicycle, but he is not so bad as you might think.
她的考试成绩令人失望,但却装出若无其事的样子。 Her exam result was disappointing but she tried to put a brave face on it.
起初她威胁要解雇我们所有的人,但是后来她态度软化了。 At first she threatened to dismiss us all, but later she relented.
通知她交纳罚款,但她拒不服从。 She was told to pay the fine, but refused to comply.
他学得慢,但是他表现出不屈不挠的毅力。 He is slow to learn, but shows great perseverance.
这只汉堡包不但气味好闻而且味道好吃。 The hamburger not only smells good but (also) tastes delicious.
他的建议在理论上可以, 但不能付诸实现。 His proposition is good in theory but cannot be put into practice.
一般人也许会嘲笑他的音乐,但我们更了解它。 The multitude may laugh at his music, but we know better.
我们赢得了合同,但是却经过了多次不屈不挠的谈判才达到目的。 We won the contract but only through a lot of tough negotiating.
这种炎热的天气在夜晚尚能忍受,但白天就令人感到呼吸困难。 The heat was tolerable at night but suffocating during the day.
那是我以前最喜欢的饭馆,但近来烹饪水平已大不如前了。 It used to be my favourite restaurant but the standard of cooking has fallen off recently.
她不但参加了竞赛--而且居然获胜了! She not only entered the competition she actually won it!
玛丽不但清扫房间而且也洗刷窗子。 Mary not only cleaned the room but (also) washed the window.
他是一个随和的人,但就是喜欢自吹自擂。 He is an agreeable fellow, but likes to blow his own horn.
北极熊虽然会游泳,但也是陆栖动物。 Although they can swim, the polar bears are terrestrial animals.
她还没做出什麽成绩来。但她确实很努力。 She hasn't had much success yet. Mark you, she does try hard.
"局长看上去彷佛挺厉害,但他心地正直。" "The director seems rather fierce, but his heart is in the right place."
我并不是自吹自擂,但所有的重要工作都是我干的。 I'm not blowing my own trumpet, but I did all the top jobs.
我不知道地址,但地点是离SheratonHotel北边两条街的地方。 I do not know the address, but it's two block north of the sheraton hotel.
我基本上同意你的建议, 但是有几个小问题有待商榷. Basically I agree with your proposals, but there are a few small points I'd like to discuss.
当局答应给护士增加5%的工资, 但她们坚持要得到7%的增幅. The nurses have been offered an extra 5%, but they're standing out for a 7% pay rise.
一谈到别的事情时,他们的记性并不是很好,但他们却记得彗星。 Their memory wasn't very good when it came to recalling other things, but they remembered the comet.
尽管(她讲的)内容有些枯燥, 但由於她善於表达, 大家仍听得津津有味. Although the subject-matter (of her talk) was rather dull her witty delivery kept the audience interested.
但愿他会有一结论。 I wish he would arrive at some conclusion.
他个子小但身体很健康。 He was small and healthily built.
他法语还不错, 但应该再好些. His knowledge of French is fair, but ought to be better.
我认得她,但想不起她的名字了。 I know her face but I can't call her name to mind.
前天我见过他,但后来再没见过他。 I see him the day before yesterday, but have not see him since.
他虽然没有通过考试,但他做了很大的努力。 He didn't pass the exam, but it was a good attempt.
但愿有草地与小羊。 I wish there were meadows and lambs.
她虽疲劳但仍继续工作。 She kept on working although she was tired.
这一法律古老但仍然有效。 This law is ancient but still extant.
质量虽差,但仍能接受。 The quality is not so poor but it is acceptable.
他非但不用功,反而到处鬼混。 Far from working hard, he played around.
我的汽车遇到事故,但毫无损坏。 My car is none the worse for the accident.
他工作不错,但似乎缺乏信心。 He is good at his job but he seems to lack confidence.
他是不太可靠, 但我仍很喜欢他. He's not very reliable, but I like him just the same.
她是英国人, 但也有一些德国亲戚. She is British but also has German connections.
我正在学习德语,但还说不好。 I'm learning German, but I still can't speak it properly.
他以为她爱上他,但只是梦想而已。 He thinks she is in love with him, but it's only a dream.
虽然我倒油时很小心, 但还是洒了一些. Although I poured it carefully, I spilt some of the oil.
我以为他要请客,但结果是各付各的。 I think he was treating, but it turned out to be a Dutch treat.
这是件艰巨的工作, 但她是能胜任的. It's a difficult job but she's the person to carry it through.
我觉得这是个合理的建议,但他不同意。 I thought it was a reasonable proposal, but he didn't agree.
那老太太想开录像机, 但是越搞越糊涂. The old lady gets in(to) a muddle trying to work the video.
敌人的防线很坚强, 但仍为我军突破。 The enemy's defenses were strong but our soldiers broke through.
我不知道这首歌的歌词, 但我可以哼给你听. I don't know the words of the song but I can hum it to you.
这次他欺骗了我, 但总有一天我会报复他的。 He tricked me this time but I'll get back at him one day.
我算是放了暑假了, 但却未能真正休息. I had a kind of/sort of holiday in the summer but I couldn't really relax.
我曾想带他去钓鱼,但我不好意思对他开口。 I wanted to take him fishing but I was too timid to ask him.
他的设想很好, 但实行起来却糟糕透顶. His original idea was good, but his execution of the scheme was disastrous.
她尽管很想再见到他, 但却不愿给他回信. Despite wanting to see him again, she refused to reply to his letters.
我能使用文字处理机, 但不了解其运转机制. I can use a word processor but I don't understand its operation.
他们虽然没有得到官方的支持, 但仍继续奋斗. Though they lack official support they continue their struggle.
这两样东西外表相同,但本质上却不样。 The two things are the same in outward form but different in essence.
我会尽力帮忙,但我所能做的也是有限度的。 I'll help as much as I can, but there is a limit to what I can do.
我喜欢书架上所有的书,但这本是我最喜欢的。 I like all the books on the shelf but this one is my favorite.
该药本身并无害处, 但与酒类同服则有危险. The drug is not harmful per se, but is dangerous when taken with alcohol.
他有点神经质,但他的妻子是一个非常稳重的人。 He is a bit neurotic, but his wife is a very stable person.
我比较了复印件和原件,但是差别不是很大。 I compared the copy with the original, but there was not much difference.
他说他是位医生,但后来却发现他是个骗子。 He said he was a doctor, but it subsequently emerged that he was an impostor.
他们的女儿死去已一年多了, 但他们现在仍很悲痛. Their daughter died over a year ago, but they are still grieving.
他正在寻找未来的妻子,但还没有找到理想人选。 He is looking for a wife but he hasn't found his ideal mate.
她做护士很不顺心, 但当管理人员似乎倒很适合. As a nurse she got very frustrated, but being an administrator seems to suit her.
我不相信能力均等,但我确实相信机会均等。 I do not believe in equality of capacity, but I do believe in equality of opportunity.
大多数西红柿成熟时是红色的,但有些品种是黄色的。 Most tomatoes are red when ripe, but some kinds are yellow.
我认为这些数据是最近才得到的,但我乐于接受改正。 I believe these figures are the most recent available but I am open to correction.
一些年青人喜欢流行音乐, 但仍有其它人喜欢古典音乐。 Some young people like pop music, while still others like classical music.
虽然她彻底地用力擦洗那只旧壶,但她无法把它完全洗干净。 Although she scrubbed the old pot thoroughly, she could not make it look completely clean.
我丈夫想买一条小狗,但我得照料它,因此我坚持不同意。 My husband wanted to buy a puppy, but I would have to look after it so I put my foot down and said No.
他从前写过一些成功的小说,但在最近的一部中他才真正充分发挥了自己的特长。 He wrote successful novels before, but he really come into his own with the latest one.
很抱歉,你的病刚好我就给你加上了新的负担,但确实没有别的人能干这活。 I am sorry to impose a new burden on you so soon after your illness, but there is no one else who is capable of doing this work.
这管子柔软但很坚固。 This tube is flexible but tough.
他观察敏锐, 但是很少说话. He observes keenly, but says little.
她也受到波及,但程度较轻。 She had also been affected, but to a lesser degree.
我偶尔喝杯咖啡, 但平常都喝茶. I drink an occasional cup of coffee; but usually I take tea.
问题不一定会发生, 但有备无患并无害处. The problem may not arise, but there's no harm in keeping our powder dry.
我也认为不卫生,但是我对病菌的抵抗力很高。 I don't think so, either, but my resistance to germs is high.
虽然他竭力阻止这桩婚姻,但还是成了事实。 He tried to prevent the marriage but it still took place notwithstanding.
尽管她贫穷,但她总想装出上流社会阶层的样子。 Although she was poor, she was living in genteel poverty.
我动手搬那些瓷制饰物,但在移动时摔了一只花瓶。 I started moving the china ornaments but dropped a vase in the process.
我们原计划去游览,但后来汽车出了故障,没有去成。 They made plans for a visit, but subsequent difficulties with the car prevented it.
短期内我们会赔钱,但从长远看,利润将会是丰厚的。 In the short term we will lose money, but in the long term the profits will be very large.
我的判断经常出错,但是我对祖国的忠诚是无可置疑的。 My judgement was frequently faulty, but my loyalty to the nation could not be questioned.
警察因麦克超速行驶而将他拦下,但警告了他一下就将他放了。 The police stopped Mike for speeding but let him off with a caution.
我指出那方案的缺点, 但他申辩说各项计划尚未完成. I pointed out the shortcomings of the scheme, but he countered that the plans were not yet finished.
他们与雇主达成的协议是他们在工资方面降低要求, 但每周工时要缩短. The bargain they reached with their employers was to reduce their wage claim in return for a shorter working week.
家庭医生都迫切希望为病人提供适当的服务,但他们若为日常抄抄写写的工作所束缚,便不能给病人必需的关心。 Family doctors are anxious to provide a proper service for their patients, but they can't give them the attention they need if they've shackled with paperwork.
把铝和其他金属混合,科学家们能够制造出各种合金,其中一些具有钢一样的强度,但其重量只是钢的三分之一。 By mixing aluminium with other metals, scientists have been able to produce a variety of alloys, some of which have the strength of steel but weigh only one third as much.
尽管他已三十岁了,但还是孩子般的无邪。 Although thirty, he is childlike.
安以为我是苏格兰人,但我马上纠正了她。 Ann thought I was Scottish but I soon put her right.
他有眨眼睛的习惯, 但渐渐地他不再患此毛病。 He had a habit of blinking his eyes, but gradually he grew out of it.
士兵们仍然固守城堡,但他们已陷于险境。 The soldiers are still holding the fort, but they're hanging on by their eyelids.
他的确有一副严肃的脸孔,但内心却是很富幽默感。 Indeed he has a solemn face, but he is very humorous at heart.
很遗憾你的饼烘坏了,但不要紧,下次烘得好些。 I'm sorry the cake you baked turned out a flop; never mind, better luck next time.
他虽然啃着苹果,但却很留神地监视着她的每一个动作。 Munching the apple as he was, he had an eye for all her movements.
她试图用清洁剂来除他短上衣上面的污痕,但搓洗不掉。 The tried to remove the mark from his jacket with a cleaning fluid, but it wouldn't rub out.
当时他不必来。(但却来了) He need not have come. (But he came.)
蟾蜍外表丑陋,但很有用。 Toads have an ugly appearance but they are useful.
她一定很难过, 但毫不形之於色. She gives no outward sign of the sadness she must feel.
我瞄准了目标射击,但却打在了墙上。 I aimed at the target but hit the wall.
他企图欺骗我们, 但没有得逞. He was foiled in his attempt to deceive us/His attempt to deceive us was foiled.
小偷被逮住了,但他的同伙却逃之夭夭。 The thief was arrested, but his confederate escaped.
他昏迷了几天, 但现在又(完全)清醒了. He was in a coma for days, but now he's (fully) conscious again.
她热爱自己的家庭, 但家庭却是她事业的累赘. She loves her family, but they're a drag on her career.
“早上好。”我说,但他并没有回答我的问候。 "Good morning," I said, but he didn't return the greeting.
她生在伦敦, 但现在把巴黎看成是她的家乡. She was born in London, but she now looks on Paris as her home.
他是个不错的小伙子, 但好像没有什麽进取心. He's a nice enough lad, but he doesn't seem to have much gumption.
那天天气很好,我原本不必带伞的(但却带了)。 It was fine that day, so I need not have brought an umbrella with me.
医生认为必要时便动手术--但可能不致如此。 The doctors will operate if it proves necessary but it may not come to that.
虽然他拼命向她求爱,但她还是拒绝了他的殷勤。 Although he tried desperately to make love to her, she repulsed his attentions.
那个可怜的家伙,虽然不是懦夫,但一提到打针,脸都吓白了。 The poor fellow, though no coward, paled at the mention of the injection.
尽管客栈老板很热情,但我们猜想他的真正目的是为了得到更多的钱。 Although the innkeeper was warm, we guessed that his real goad was to get more money.
前年夏天它就坏了。虽然我早就许诺过我自己修,但是我从未腾出空来。 It had broken down the previous summer, and though I promised to repair it, I had never got round to it.
大型电子工业公司研制出了电视, 但这有赖於贝尔德的实验为此指出了方向. Large electronics companies developed television, but Baird pointed the way with his experiments.
那位百万富翁是从很少的钱开始的.但是在最充分利用机会方面表现出他的本领。 That millionaire started with very little, but showed a skill in playing his cards right.
据说轮船严重受损,详情正在调查之中,但我方利益已完全保住,请电告伦敦公司。 Steamer report seriously damaged now ascertain particulars however our interest fully protected transmit to London
想到将要发生的事,她语音中充满了惊异。“我的态度是:事情发生了,设法应付,但避免正面冲突。” A note of surprise filled her voice at the prospect."My attitude is to roll with what happens, " she said.
起先,大厅里挤得满满的,但是他一开始讲话,人们便陆陆续续离去,不一会儿,剩下听他发言的人便寥寥无几了。 At first the hall was full, but people began to trickle out soon after the beginning of his speech, and soon there were very few left to hear the speaker.
但是我们彼此合作的领域还在不断增加。我们已经商定在贸易、技术、投资以及科学与管理专门知识的交流等方面更密切地合作。 But the areas of our mutual cooperation continue to expand. We have already agreed to cooperate more closely in trade, technology, investment, and exchanges of scientific and managerial expertise.
寓言,讽喻一种文学、戏剧或绘画的艺术手法,其中人物和事件代表抽象的观点、原则或支配力,从而使表面含义含有或表达一种对等的,但更深刻的象征意义 A literary, dramatic, or pictorial device in which characters and events stand for abstract ideas, principles, or forces, so that the literal sense has or suggests a parallel, deeper symbolic sense.
我想我能来,但还说不定。 I think I can come, but don't rely on it.
我算不上是个好水手,但我喜欢坐着我的小船在河上游玩。 I am not much of a sailor, but I like to about, in my little boat on their river.
这不但合法,而且非常普遍。 Not only is it legal, it's very popular.
它不会伤害你,但是农药会。 It won't hurt you, but chemicals will.
但它不想某些酒那样上头。 But it do not go to the head as some drinks do.
但这并没有使他们动摇或退缩。 But this did not make them waver or retreat.
他虽被命令不许去,但还是去了。 He went, notwithstanding he was ordered to stay.
他喝酒喝得很多但好像总是很清醒. He drinks a lot but always seems sober.
尽管困难在增加,但我们毫不灰心。 Difficulties were increasing. Even then we did not lose heart.
我妹妹每天都吃天然食品,但是我不吃。 My sister eats natural foods every day, but I don't.
我们面临许多问题, 但终将获得成功. We are faced with a lot of problems but we'll win through in the end.
他聪明,但不会有成就,因为他缺少干劲。 He's clever but he won't succeed because he lacks drive.
他接近六十岁了,但他仍认为自己还是中年人。 He's nearly60, but he still considers himself to be middle-aged.
但我们懂得事情并非如此,更何况我们资金不足。 But we have learned that is not so. And in any case, our funds are low.
情形很糟,但无论如何还是没有达到最糟的地步。 The conditions are bad, but not as bad as they might be, by a long way.
世人未必全都爱自己的爱人,但世人全都在注视他。 All the world may not love a lover but all the world watch him.
但是,英语的确有一个可能的致命敌人这就是它自身。 But, English does have one possible mortal enemy-itself.
我虽已退休, 但仍做些义务工作, 以便了解当前的情势. Although I'm retired, voluntary work keeps me in the swim (of things).
有些人感到退休生活很艰难,但他轻而易举地适应了。 Some people find retiring difficult, but he has taken it all in his stride.
爸爸的体力正在恢复,但他确实经历了一段痛苦的时间。 Dad's beginning to get his strength back now, but he's had a bad time of it.
这房子本身并不特别合我的心意,但我喜欢它周围的环境。 The house itself is not particularly to my mind, but I like its environment.
他把事故的经过告诉了她,但赶紧随即补充说没有人受伤。 He told her about the accident, but hastened to add that no one was hurt.
起初,我们没有现成的技术资料,但也设法照样干下去了。 At first, no ready technical data were available, but we managed to go without.
他的举止起初让人很不愉快, 但是经过进一步接触他改了许多. His manner seemed unpleasant at first, but he improved on further acquaintance.
那根巨大的分针不动了。我们等来等去,但一点儿动静也没有。 The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened.
我无法引用确切的原文, 但是我可以告诉你作者所述的要点. I can't quote chapter and verse but I can give you the main points the author was making.
直接法虽不见得是最简单的,但却是最普通的机器翻译方法。 The direct approach is the most common, though not always the simplest, method of computer translation.
我们开始时并不信任他,但他令人愉快的举止完全消除了我们的疑虑。 We didn't trust him at first, but his charming manner completely disarmed us.
虽说委员会中的多数赞成这项议案,但还有一些人持不同看法。 Although most of members of the committee spoke for the bill, a few still held different views.
在你看来,停车时把汽车的保险杆部分突出在人行道上似乎是微不足道的,但就法制观念而言,这仍旧是一种犯法的行为。 Parking with your car bumper overhanging the pavement may seem trivial to you, but in the eyes of the law it is still an offence.
尽管我以前从未为银行工作过,但我觉得在银行工作非常舒适自在,因为我曾为一位会计师工作过,而且我习惯于同数字打交道。 Although I've never worked for a bank before, I feel quite at home there because I used to work for an accountant and I'm used to dealing with figures.
她是个聪明的姑娘,但缺少毅力。 She is a clever girl, but fails I perseverance.
但大垄断资本家不愿意要和平。 But the big monopoly capitalists do not want peace.
她不但是摄影师还是个天才的音乐家. She is a talented musician as well as being a photographer.
我们本可以收割完, 但却遇上了暴风雨. We should have finished harvesting, but a storm intervened.
她虽然非常害怕, 但表面上还是显得很镇静. Though badly frightened, she appeared outwardly calm.
英镑对美元保持稳定,但对日元则疲软。 The pound remain firm against the dollar, but fall against the yen.
他本来答应跟我们同往,但后来一直借故推辞了。 He promised to go with us, but he has since begged off.
那套梳子非常漂亮,非常特别,但是太贵了。 That set of comb is very beautiful and special, but it costs much.
她双腿仍有些软弱无力, 但总的情况尚好. There is still some weakness in the legs, but her general condition is good.
镇上有些所谓的娱乐, 但与城里的截然不同. The town offers entertainments of a kind, but nothing like what you'll find in the city.
风暴带有强风或狂风但很少或几乎无雨的一种风暴 A storm with high winds or violent gusts but little or no rain.
她说她很难过, 但从她的眼神里却流露出她内心的喜悦. She said she was sorry, but her eyes betrayed her secret delight.
那计划的构想倒是十分宏伟, 但终因准备不足而告吹. The plan, brilliant in its conception, failed because of inadequate preparation.
极度的狂怒使妻子不但在家里,而且还在外头破口大骂。 It was more than blind rage which led the wife to swear outside as well as in.
他并没有准备讲话, 但在会议结束时现凑了几句. He hadn't prepared a speech but he managed to string together a few remarks at the end of the meeting.
这消息非但没有令她不安,反而产生了一种奇怪的镇定效果。 Instead of disturbing her, the news have a strangely calm effect.
第一架飞机是不完善的,但是并不因此就把它砸烂抛掉。 The first airplane was not perfect but is was not chopped up and abandoned on that score.
她本来会嫁给他的,但知道他是个流氓后,她就离开他了。 She would have married him, but when she learned that he was a rascal, she parted with him.
他们以为能在选举中轻易取胜, 但事情往往会功败垂成. They think they'll win the election easily, but there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.
举行典礼的大厅尚未完全布置好, 但到时候定能准备就绪. The hall isn't quite ready for the ceremony yet, but it will be all right on the night.
实践与理论一样重要,但是我们易于珍视后者而轻视前者。 Practice is as important as theory, but we are apt to value the latter and despise the former.
他从一幢十层楼房子的屋顶上摔下来,但仍然活著,真是奇迹。 It is a wonder that he remains alive after dropping from the roof of a ten- storied building.
她粗鲁是粗鲁, 但还有许多优秀品质. She had many good qualities despite her apparent rudeness.
该项目极佳, 但地方舆论却表示反对. The project seems excellent, but local opinion is against it.
她受聘虽说是临时性的, 但却是一大成功. Her appointment was a significant, (al)though/albeit temporary success.
虽然绵羊看起来很相像,但那位老人仍能一一区别。 Much as the sheep look alike, the old man can tell one from another.
这场戏大部分内容是用韵文写成的, 但也有一些是散文形式的. Most of the scene is written in verse, but some is in prose.
他是一个能忍耐的人,但就连他也没法忍受那种挑衅了。 He is a patient man, but not even he could sit down under that kind of provocation.
珍将她的珍珠项链送到了好几个市场,但是没有找到买主。 Jane send her pearl necklace to several market, but find no purchaser.
这家公司廉价出售略好一些的次品,但将大多数次品丢弃。 The factory sells some of its better rejects cheaply, but it throws most of the rejects away.
他虽然表面上很有礼貌地同他同事打招呼,但心里却充满了妒忌。 He greeted his companion politely enough, but inside he was smouldering with jealousy.
尽管杰拉尔德主动提供全力支持,但我仍不由得感觉到他在背地里搞鬼。 Although Gerald offered his wholehearted support, I can't help feeling he's playing some deep game of his own.
我不管目前化妆品的价格如何,这不重要,但你仍旧得不到更多的零用钱。 I don't care how much make-up costs these days. That's not the point; you're still not getting any more pocket money.
他不但不承认,反而支吾其词。 Instead of admit his guilt, he prevaricate.
他有点迟钝, 但毕竟还能理解. He's a bit slow but in the end he latches on.
她固然很好,但有必要那样大肆吹捧吗? She was good, but was it any good to pour it on like that?
辣味的,开胃的尝起来辛辣但美味的;佐料多的 Pleasantly pungent or tart in taste; spicy.
我们不能强迫你(去做), 但认为你应该做. We cannot compel you to (do it), but we think you should.
我正想把实况告诉他;但他打断了我的话。 I was trying to tell him what really happened, but he cut me short.
忏悔可能对灵魂有好处,但对声誉则有损无益。 Confession may be good for the soul but they are bad for the reputation.
工作完成了--好倒是好--但是答应给我们的奖金给不给? The job's done, that's all well and good but what about the bonus we were promised?
这里的膳宿供应也许不见得完全令人满意,但是我们只好随遇而安。 The accommodation may not be all that we should like, but we shall have to make the best of it.
大型电子工业公司研制出了电视,但这有赖於贝尔德的实验为此指出了方向。 Large electronics company develop television, but baird pointed the way with his experiment.
"老板威胁说要解雇所有同情罢工的员工,但是这不过是恐吓而已。" "The boss threatened to dismiss all the employees who had expressed their sympathy for the strike, but it's all bluff."
乌托邦思想及理论空想社会主义者的理想或原则;理想但不切实际的社会主义学说 The ideals or principles of a utopian; idealistic and impractical social theory.
我很想听听可能会发生什麽变动, 但是(关於这一点)不管怎麽打听, 他们就是不说. I wanted to hear about possible changes, but I couldn't draw them (on that).
该飞机的飞行速度可慢了一点,但它转的圈子可以小得多——这在近距离激战中是一大优势。 The plane may be slightly slower but it can turn in a much tighter circle-a big advantage in a dog fight.
麦利诺精纺毛纱一种柔软质轻的织物,原先是用麦利诺羊毛纺成的,但现在用任何优质羊毛都可织成 A soft, lightweight fabric made originally of merino wool but now of any fine wool.
向导把该地历史的老一套讲得滚瓜烂熟,但当你一问起别的东西时,他就瞠目结舌,无言以对了。 The guide was ready enough with his usual pattern on the history of the place, but as soon as you began to question him on anything outside that, he was all at sea.
我想他在讲演中所要说的每个问题,对你来说,都可能是老生常谈,但是,因为我不是人类学家,我倒觉得它趣味横生,资料丰富哩。 I dare say anything he had to say in the lecture would have been old stuff to you but since I'm not an anthropologist I found it very interesting and informative.
1986年布什所预料到的尴尬情形果然发生了。他的政治生涯的确受到威胁。他[对里根]的效忠到了瘫痪自己的程度。这固然是个人美德,但在政治上却是障碍。 The dilemma that Bush foresaw in1986 has come to pass. His political career is indeed at stake, and his paralyzing loyalty is becoming a political handicap as well as a personal virtue.
(湖泊等)优氧化的水中富有矿物有机物,有利于植物,特别是藻类的增殖,但藻类往往使分解的氧含量过低,从而使别的有机物灭绝。用于指湖泊或池塘 Having waters rich in mineral and organic nutrients that promote a proliferation of plant life, especially algae, which reduces the dissolved oxygen content and often causes the extinction of other organisms. Used of a lake or pond.
我的历史成绩不错, 但算术不太好. I'm good at history but not so hot at arithmetic.
现在我不会唱歌了,但我年轻的时候会。 I can't sing now, but I could when I was young.
他的书法不错,但是很难和你的相比。 His handwriting is not bad, but it's hardly comparable with yours.
大多数孩子都喜欢吃糖果,但也有一些例外。 Most children like sweets, but there are some exceptions.
他有钱是事实,但他必须知道钱不是一切。 It is true that he is rich, but he must know money is not everything.
他上学迟到,但这对他而言已是家常便饭了。 He was late for school, as (which) was often the case with him.
我父亲刚出去散步,但半个钟点后就要回来。 My father has just gone for a walk, but he'll be back in half an hour.
我知道火车已经停了,但我觉得火车在倒退。 I knew the train had stopped, but I had the sensation that it was moving backwards.
我听懂了他们谈话的大意,但没有听懂其中的细节。 I understood the tenor of their conversation but not the details.
请在纸的正反两面书写, 但不要写在四周的边上. Please write on both sides of the paper, and don't write in the margin.
我今天提早工作都做完了,但是别人都还在工作,我不好意思回家。 I have gotten my work all done ahead of time today, but I'd feel guilty going home while everybody else is still work.
他提出护送她,但她谢绝了。 He offered to be her escort, but she declined it.
食物尽管不好,但起码很便宜。 The food wasn't good, but at least it was cheap.
比率虽有下降, 但微不足道. The rate has fallen by an insignificant (ie too small to be important) amount.
他的微笑加深了,但他没有打算要回答。 His smile deepened, but he made no attempt to answer.
我试图使思想集中起来,但是我太激动了。 I tried to collect my thoughts but I was too excited.
我们虽算不上关系密切, 但还常见面. We're not exactly on intimate terms, but we see each other fairly often.
我军收复了该市,但为此付出了沉重代价。 Our troops recapture the city, but they pay a heavy price for it.
他和我有过两次约会,但两次他都失约了。 He had two appointments with me, but let me down on both occasions.
他的用意很好,但他做起来却不令人满意。 His intention was good, but his execution of the plan was unsatisfactory.
我的书法很好,但与我父亲的相比,我的就很差了。 My handwriting is good, but it is poor as compared to my father's.
他本来能买那辆车的,但没多久他的公司就倒闭了。 He could have bought the car, but soon his company went bankrupt.
你可以以这种眼光看待事物, 但是社会可不会跟你一样。 You may look at things that way, but society won't.
但我必须指出,我们的厂家手头上的过期订单很多。 But I must point out that our factory has a lot of back order on hand.
双方并非在每一点上意见都一致, 但已达成和解. The two sides failed to agree on every point but came to an accommodation.
我上星期天打电话到你办公室去, 但他们说你不值班。 I called your office last Sunday but they said you were off duty.
构思这本书只用了五分钟,但写这本书却花了一年。 The conception of the book took five minutes, but writing it took a year.
那记者虽然有点累,但他那天晚上却连夜写文章。 The journalist chucked out ink throughout that night although he was a bit tired.
虽然我非常希望增加体重,但我仍然像以前一样的瘦。 Much as I hope I may gain weight, (yet) I am still as thin as before.
她是个好演员,但仍需要时间去熟悉她要扮演的角色。 She is a good actress, but still needs time to grow into the part she is playing.
他原本能按预定进度做完这件事的,但不知怎地却落后了。 He could have finished it on schedule, but somehow he fell behind.
没有比时间更贵重的东西,但也没有比它更受轻视的东西。 Nothing is more valuable than time, but nothing is less valued.
日本的确是个美丽的国家,但最近日本的大都市已被污染。 It is true that Japan is a beautiful country, but its big cities are lately polluted.
理查德和戴维极力想把问题列入议程, 但遭多数票否决. Richard and David tried to get the question put on the agenda but they were heavily outvoted.
但是我们不必象对待其他矿藏那样把人送下去将油取出。 But we do not need to send men down to get the oil out, as we must with other mineral deposits.
尽管被众人质问,但是这位领导人仍然表现出神气十足的样子。 Despite being heckled by the crowd, the leader bore himself with dignity.
我曾经犯过不少错误,但从未犯过宣称自己未犯过错误的错误。 I have made mistakes, but I have never made the mistake of claiming that I never made one.
这罐头起子号称是一项非常好的发明,但实际上它很不好用。 It is claimed that this tin-opener is a very good invention, but in practice it's not easy to use.
敌人冲破了前线,但被我们的骑兵部队毫不留情地从高地击退。 The enemy broke through the front line, but were firmly repulsed from the higher ground by cavalry.
有些年我们获得大丰收,有些年则收成很坏,但好坏你都得接受。 Some years we have a plentiful harvest, others a very poor one, but you have to take the good with the bad.
特写一种简要但有戏剧性的重要演员的出场,如动作画面的单一场景 A brief but dramatic appearance of a prominent actor, as in a single scene of a motion picture.
总的来说,这篇文章写得不坏,但是有些小错,因此显得美中不足。 The essay is well-done on the whole. It is, however, marred here and there by slight inaccuracies.
我知道你不喜欢他,但你至少要照顾一下面子去参加他公司的开典仪式。 I know you didn't like him, but at least have the decency to go to his opening ceremony of the company.
我一整天都在家里等候你们的电视修理员来取电视机,但他失约了。 I've been waiting in all day for your television repair man to collect the set, but he didn't come as he promised.
他几次报名应征,但都不合标准,先是由于年纪太小,而后又由于长得太瘦。 He tried several times to enlist, but first he was too young, then too thin, to make the grade.
从属地位的人或物组织的从属组成部分,实行必要的但通常是次要的或常规的功能 A subordinate member of an organization who performs necessary but usually minor or routine functions.
我了解你提出的这个计划的所有优越性,但是现在首要的问题是我们没钱投入,再说也没用。 I am aware of all the advantages of the scheme you propose, but we haven't the money to put down in the first place, and there's an end of it.
我的工作虽苦,但也有所补偿。 My job is hard, but it has its compensation.
他旋动把手, 但门就是打不开. She turned the handle but the door wouldn't open.
许多人力求发财但都未成功。 Many a man has tried to get rich without success.
希尔夫人不会客, 但近亲除外. Mrs Hill is not at home to anyone except close relatives.
他的双腿很疲乏,但心情舒畅。 His legs were weary, but his mind was at ease.
他在陈述事实, 但他隐瞒了一些事。 He may be telling the truth but he is keeping something back.
她已恢复了知觉, 但尚未脱险. She's regained consciousness, but she's not out of the woods (ie sure to recover) yet.
我以为他会变好。但事实上,他愈变愈糟。 I thought he would get better. As it is, he is getting worse.
他虽竭尽全力,但仍然未能将那石头搬起来。 He failed to lift the rock in spite of all his exertions.
我的叔叔虽然老了,但他看上去还是很健壮。 Although my uncle is old, he looks very strong and healthy.
这是一次严重的撞车事故,但幸好无人死亡。 It was a bad crash, but fortunately there were no fatalities.
他在气力方面和我相等, 但在智力方面却不如我。 He equals me in strength but not in intelligence.
让死者有那不朽的名,但让生者有那不朽的爱。 Let the dead have the immortality of fame, but the living the immortality of love.
警方声称这男子是被谋杀的,但未提出任何证据。 The police alleged that the man was murdered but they have given no proof.
这两种有关政治行为的理论有差异,但彼此可并存。 The two theories of political behavior vary, but they are compossible.
该保险单对大多数损坏投保但不保机器的自然损耗。 The insurance policy cover most damage but not fair wear and tear to the machine.
虽然富人和穷人住在一起,但是条件相差极为悬殊。 Rich and poor live side by side but in conditions of extraordinary disparity.
比较富裕的农民这时购买化肥,但合作社却买不起。 The richer peasants were buying chemical fertilizer, but the co-op could not afford it.
尽管他碰到一些困难,但他对自己的成功依然满怀信心。 Although he met with some difficulties, he was none the less sure of his success.
法国队开始时领先, 但中场休息前威尔士队已与之拉平. France took an early lead but Wales drew level (ie equalized the score) before half-time.
这座城镇中大多数建筑物都不太好看, 但这座教堂是个例外. Most of the buildings in this town are rather unattractive, but this church is an exception.
马克曾想谋求秘书的职位,但因提出太迟,错过了被考虑录用的时机。 Mark tried for the post of secretary, but was too late to be considered for it.
人言沉默是金,但这世界出产的顶尖蠢才们则对这问题未见有话说过。 Silence is said to be golden, but the best fool the world has has ever produced nothing to say on the subject.
尽管我儿子在伊顿公学中得过名次,但当然还得取决于他的入学考试成绩。 My son has a place at Eton, although of course it still hinges on the result of his entrance examination.
半神半人的女神神与人的女性子孙,她拥有一部分但并不是全部神的力量 A female being, often the offspring of a god and a mortal, who has some but not all of the powers of a goddess.
此时,他们两人,男人和他的妻子都赤身露体,但他们彼此相对,并不难为情。 Now they were both naked, the man and his wife, but they had no feeling of shame towards one another.
我不管你个人是怎么想的,但与公司顾客谈生意时,你必须遵循我们的既定方针。 I don't care what your personal views are; when talking to this company's clients you must follow the party line.
我想把的房子扩建一下,但我的抵押已经全部用完,因此我不得不搁数年再说了。 I would like to build an extension to my house, but I'm up to the hilt on my mortgage so I'll have to leave it a few years.
我已经注意到有些雇员上班迟到一个小时. 我不点出名字来, 但是要是你觉得我说的是你.... I have noticed some employees coming to work an hour late. I shall name no names, but if the cap fits....
尽管在井下不舒服,但全体矿工决心在井下罢工,直到他们增加工资的要求得到满足为止。 All the miners are determined to stay down until their pay demands are met. In spite of the discomfort.
我听说有人能回忆起童年甚至婴儿时期的一些往事,但是我的过去依依稀稀,我确实记不清了。 I hear of people recalling incidents from their early childhood—and even their infancy—but my dim and distant past is very dim indeed to me.
他过去毫不留情地欺侮他的秘书,但是如被逼太甚,最温顺者也会反抗的,结果有一天她不辞而别了。 He used to bully his secretary without mercy, but even a worm will turn and one day she walked out and left her job without even saying goodbye.
他不但英俊而且聪明。 He is as clever as (he is) handsome.
但愿我的建议能被采纳. I'm crossing my fingers that my proposal will be accepted.
伤口不久就愈合了, 但却留下了伤疤. The cut soon healed over/up, but it left a scar.
前景似颇暗淡,但我们仍满怀希望。 The future looks rather gloomy, but we live in hope.
有些小炊具非但没有用处反而碍事。 Some kitchen gadgets are more of a hindrance than a help.
他非但不接受我的劝告,反而背叛了我。 Far from accepting my advice, he went back on me.
但是他的阶级本能使他把历史弄颠倒了。 But his class instinct led him to turn history upside down.
我恳求她帮忙, 但她完全不理睬我的请求. I begged her for help but she shut her ears to all my appeals.
但愿他别再昼夜不分地招待他的朋友. I wish he'd desist from entertaining his friends at all hours of the day and night.
附着的与同类的部分或组织粘着但不融合的 Sticking to but not fused with a part or an organ of the same kind.
就技术而言那座建筑物是杰作, 但却没人喜欢. Technicallythe building is a masterpiece, but few people like it.
那小孩假装会看书,但他把书都拿颠倒了。 The boy pretended he could read, but he was holding the book upside down.
大门锁上了,但是我们从篱笆的缺口中钻了出去。 The gate was locked but we went through a gap in the fence.
那个国家的潜力很大,但文明程度还不够发达。 The country has a big potential but civilization there is still in the rough.
在某种意义上说我同意您,但爱出名是人皆有之的。 I concur with you in a sense, but love of fame is universal.
我的项链有一个心形的垂饰,但我并非每天都戴他。 My necklace has a heart pendant, but I don't wear it everyday.
史密斯先生擅长做很多事情,但他从来不表现自己。 Mr Smith is expert at a lot of things, but he always hides his light under a bushel.
她雇佣我为她的私人助理,但我似乎要做的一切是替她打杂。 She took me on as her personal assistant but all I seem to do is fetch and carry for her.
肥皂与教育并不像大屠杀般突如其来,但结果是更要命的。 Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run.
我的事业干得不错,但仍有可贬低我的地方,我没有大学学历。 I have done quite well in my career, but it's still held against me that I didn't have a university education.
当然,父亲会经常供给一些零钱,但是叔叔和婶婶也总是额外收入的源泉。 Father, of course, provides a regular supply of pocket-money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.
医生做完了手术,但他的成功有赖于那些发明了新型激光手术刀的研究人员。 The doctor finished the operation, but his success depended on the backroom boys who had invented the new laser scalpel.
全部艰苦的工作都是我做的,但是我的老板却宣布那是他自己的发现,窃取了我的发明创造。 I did all the hard work but my boss stole my thunder by announcing the discovery as his own
如果你找不到别人,我同意为球队上场打球,但我先告诉你,我的球艺因久不练习已经生疏。 If you can't get anyone else I don't mind playing for the team, but I warn you that I'm not in practice.
对我们来说,猫是热情又充满深情的动物,但是在鸟儿和老鼠看来,猫是恶毒的食肉动物。 Cats are warm and affectionate creatures to us, but viewed through the eyes of birds and mice they are vicious predators.
政治迫害表面上是开展揭露颠覆的活动,但实际上用于扰乱和削弱持不同看法的人的调查 An investigation carried out ostensibly to uncover subversive activities but actually used to harass and undermine those with differing views.
但愿上帝使我们不至于鄙视我们的统治者,更愿上帝使他们不至于作出我们禁不住要鄙视他们的行动。 Oh Lord, grant that we may not despise our rulers; and grant, oh Lord, that they may not act so we can't help it.
这位下级行政官员急不可待地想晋升,但他知道只有待某人死后或退休后才能步其后尘,谋取其职。 The junior executive was impatient for promotion but knew that he would only get it by stepping into a dead man's shoes.
莫斯科电视为撤军做了广泛的报导,一则苏联电视报导说车队曾受攻击,但是并未提供细节。  Moscow television carried extensive coverage of the pullout. A Soviet television correspondence said the convoy had come under fire but did not provide details.
病人情况危急,因而需要手术,但又无法保证她是否能经受得住麻醉剂,外科医生处于进退两难的境地。 The patient's condition was critical and she needed an operation but there was no guarantee that she would survive the anaesthetic; the surgeon was on the horns of a dilemma.
当飞机上的灯一下子熄灭时,旅客显得很紧张,但当机长告诉他们这只不过是一次电气故障,很快就会修好时,他们才放下心来。 The passengers became alarmed when the lights went out on the plane, but the captain put their minds at rest when he told them it was only a minor electrical fault and it would soon be repaired.
她似乎很诚实, 但我可以信赖她吗? She seems genuine but can I trust her?
租金贵是贵, (但)房子倒很好. The rent is high, (but) otherwise the house is fine.
这老人想把痰咯出来但他不能。 The old man tried to spit up sputum, but he could not.
他们是这样宣称的,但他们有证据吗? So they alleged, but have they any proof?
歌声虽已结束,但美妙的旋律仍在萦回。 The song is ended, but the melody lingers on.
他虽说又愚蠢又吝啬,但他有幽默的长处。 He may be stupid and mean, but his one saving grace is his humour.
近期内的情况很清楚, 但很难说以後如何. The immediate future is clear, but it's hard to tell what lies beyond.
这一切都是如此;但这件事的重要性如何呢,老爷? All this is so; but what of this, my lord?
他们要他付损害赔偿金, 但他藉口贫穷而不偿还. They asked him to pay for the damage but he pleaded poverty.
"我现在还不需要这些文献,但我还是要感谢你。" I don't need the literature at present. Thank you very much all the same.
工作完成後她获得赞誉, 但筹备期间的苦活儿全是他干的. She got the praise for the job but he did all the spadework.
终止于衰竭是“死亡”,但“圆满”却终止于无穷。 That which ends in exhaustion is death, but the perfect ending is in the endless.
他想让我接受贿赂--我但愿我决不至於做出这种低级的事. He tried to make me accept a bribe I hope I would never stoop so low.
他由於仪表堂堂而当选,但他尚须证明决非徒有其表。 His good looks won him the election but he has still to prove that he's not just a pretty face.
"他记住了那一系列日期,但却忽略了与其有关的主要事实。" "He memorized the list of dates, but neglected the main facts corresponding to them."
她一度信仰社会主义, 但现已归真反璞像她父母一样投票支持保守党了. Once a socialist, she has now reverted to type and votes Tory like her parents.
修车厂雇用琼斯做修理工,但发现他是冒牌货后,就把他解雇了。 The garage hired Jones as a mechanic, but fired him when they found he was sailing under false colours.
但是能否以这样的方法把激光发展到可以在空,凤摧毁进攻的导弹呢? But can laser beams be developed in such a way to destroy attacking missiles in space?
"但是到目前为止,公众已经用书信向新闻界对大学生们表示感激。" "But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to the Press."
但是你曾经有过用你的视觉去看透一个朋友或相识的内在本质的时候吗? But does it ever occur to you to use your sight to see into the inner nature of a friends or acquaintance?
我试图将账目核实一下,但变更或销掉账目实在太多,真是令人头痛。 I tried to check the accounts but there are so many entries altered or crossed out that it makes one's mind boggle.
"这个探测队接着把整个山洞彻底地搜寻了一遍,但是,除了一只空铁皮箱以外什么也没找到。" The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk.
基蒂对我们抚育孩子的方式一向吹毛求疵,但是她当了母亲之后,就开始改变她的腔调了。 Kitty used to be very critical of the way we raised our children, but when she became a mother herself she began to change her tune.
抗辩一种表示反对的方法即:同意对方论据中的事实,但是否定对方基于这些事实的辩护 A method of objecting that admits the facts of the opponent's argument but denies that they sustain the pleading based upon them.
还有,尽管这光芒使人眼花缭乱,但它确实传送了一种我们未曾经历的和无法想象的美和静谧的启示。 And, though the gleams blind and dazzle, yet do they convey a hint of beauty and serenity greater that we have known or imagined.
悲剧式作品刻画或描写灾难性事件的剧作、电影、电视节目或其它叙事作品,有不幸的但意味深长的结局 A play, film, television program, or other narrative work that portrays or depicts calamitous events and has an unhappy but meaningful ending.
英格兰这国家过去和现在一样,到处可碰见这样的人:他们喜欢发号施令,但对正在发生的事情却似乎知之甚少。 England is, and has always been, a country infested with people who love to tell up what to do, but who rarely seem to know what's going on.
用多半尺度衡量,1988年对波音公司来说都是极好的一年。这一规模庞大的航空公司不但在销售方面创下记录,并积压了大量订单。 By most measures,1988 has been an excellent year for the Boeing Company. The giant aerospace concern has racked up record sales and has a huge backlog of orders.
"父母们所了不解的是,脂肪提供非常宝贵的热量,并且每个细胞都需要脂肪和胆固醇才能生长,"她说。"胆固醇的名声太坏,我们从来看不到它好的一面,但是它对孩童,尤其两岁以下的,极为重要。" "What parents don't understand is that fat provides very valuable calories and that every cell needs fat and cholesterol to grow, " she said. "Cholesterol has gotten such bad press that we never see it in a good light, but it is essential for children, especially those under2."