We wouldn't have been there but for him.
要不是他，我们就不会到那里去了。
I am but an archangel; but for him I should be pope!
我不过是个大天使；要不是他，我就当教皇了！
But for him, I would have drowned.
如果没有他，我早被淹死了。
But for him and other vendors at the market, the lenses pose a burden.
但是对他和其他销售商来说，这也造成了一些负担。
But for him to do this for a 14-year-old girl he'd never met, and for it to be his idea... I couldn't be more impressed.
然而他为一个从未见过的14岁女孩所做的，发自内心…我无法比这更受感动了。
Under Louis Brandeis -brandeis wanted companies to always present the information, but for him it always meant presenting a document, so they had something called a prospectus, for example.
路易斯·布兰代斯…，他希望公司能够始终提供信息，在他那个时代，是指提供文档，比如当时称为招股说明书一类的文件。
He had the receptionist almost jumping through hoops for him. But to no avail.
他让接待员为他几乎饱经折磨，但根本没有用。
It is theoretically possible for him to overrule their decision, but highly unlikely.
按理说他可以否定他们的决定，但是可能性很小。
Granted, he doesn't look too bad for his age, but I don't care for him.
的确，就年龄来说他看上去不太差，但我不喜欢他。
He thought that God was agape. For him, that was the basis of Christianity. But Eros thought of the matter what St.Augustine said is selfish.
他认为上帝是阿加比。在他看来，那是基督教的基础。但对于厄洛斯认为圣奥古斯丁所说的是自私的。
Mr. Sesemann called to him, but with no success, for the boy kept at a shy distance.
塞舍曼先生叫他，但没有成功，因为男孩害羞地保持着距离。
It was not good for him to take any wine, but he drank with his eyes open.
他明知喝酒对他没有好处，但偏要喝。
One day, a magician came to the man and said to him, "I can make your son happy and turn his frowns into smiles, but you must pay me a great price for telling him the secret."
一天，一个魔术师来到这个人跟前，对他说：“我可以让你的儿子高兴，让他一展愁眉露出微笑，但你必须为告诉他这个秘密付出巨大代价。”
Nobody thought she'd marry him, but she did, and people said she married him for his money.
没人想到她会嫁给他，但她嫁给了他，人们说她嫁给他是为了他的钱。
She sought for him about the castle, but could find him nowhere.
她在城堡里到处找他，但哪儿也找不到。
I would certainly tell him if I saw him, but I haven't seen him around for quite a few days.
如果我见到他，我肯定会告诉他的，但我已经好几天没见到他了。
Starkey looked round for help, but all deserted him.
斯塔奇四处寻找帮助，但大家都抛弃了他。
School would do him good, but I guess there is too much snow for him to get through.
上学对他有好处，但我想积雪太多了，他来不了。
I am afraid the person we have to sit up for will look worse, but first we must catch him.
我担心我们不得不熬夜守候的那个人看上去会更糟，但我们必须先抓住他。
"Maybe there is an Einstein out there today," said Columbia University physicist Brian Greene, "but it would be a lot harder for him to be heard."
哥伦比亚大学的物理学家布莱恩·格林说：“也许今天真的有像爱因斯坦这样的人，但要让别人听到他的想法会困难得多。”
But now, that insurance has run out for him, and he has to make tough choices.
但是现在，他的保险已经用完了，他不得不做出艰难的选择。
I was going to vote for him, but I changed my mind and voted for Reagan.
我本打算投他的票，但后来改变了主意投了里根的票。
He wanted $8 000 for the car but I beat him down to $6 000.
他那辆汽车要价8 000元，但我压到了6 000元。
His parents agreed to pay the rent for his apartment but otherwise left him to fend for himself.
他的父母同意替他付房租，其他的则让他自己解决。
The reception was a little faint but clear enough for him to receive the signal.
接收有些弱，但足够清晰到使他能够接收信号。
I thanked him for the offer but turned it down.
我感谢他的好意，但拒绝了他。
She looked for him but couldn't see him in the crowd.
她在人群里找来找去，但没看见他。
He tried to speak, but for once, his voice had left him.
他试图说话，但这一次，他已说不出声。
She waited for him to get up, but he didn't move.
她等着他起来，可他没有动。
I've known him for years, but I still don't know what pushes his buttons.
我已认识他多年，可还是摸不透他的脾气。
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