You can have a burger, but you can't have fries as well.
你可以吃汉堡包，但不可以同时又吃炸薯条。
I can't promise anything, but I'll do what I can.
我不能许诺什么，但会尽力而为。
I'll see what I can do but I can't promise anything.
我会去看看能做什么，但不能给予任何承诺。
They can rock and roll, they can tango, but they can't bop.
他们会跳摇滚，会跳探戈，就是不会跳博普舞。
I can't remember the name off the top of my head, but I can look it up for you.
我一时想不起这个名字，不过我可以给你查一查。
I can jump, but I can't jump very high.
我能跳，但我不能跳得很高。
The little stream answered, "A breeze can fly, but I can't."
小河流回答说：“微风可以飞，但是我不能。”
You can't win but at least you can keep your honour.
你赢不了，但至少你可以保住自己的名誉。
Ants can't digest the cellulose in leaves—but some fungi can.
蚂蚁不能消化树叶中的纤维素，但有些真菌可以。
Studies of innovation come to the same conclusion: You can't engineer innovation, but you can increase the odds of it occurring.
有关创新的研究得出了同样的结论：你不能设计创新，但你可以增加它产生的机率。
Energy can flow across the glass but I put a lid on top, and so the water can't get out.
能量可以穿过杯壁流动，但是我在顶上加了盖子，所以水不能跑出来。
Obviously, camping can't be as comfortable as living in a permanent house, but modern tents can be very comfortable indeed, with windows, bedrooms, kitchens and sitting rooms.
显然，露营不可能像住在固定的房子里那样舒服，但是现代的帐篷确实可以很舒服，它配有窗户、卧室、厨房和客厅。
Somebody like Art Tatum can make me sit up and take notice, but some music, like rap, isn't very musical and I can't learn anything from it.
像阿特·塔图姆这样的人可以让我坐起来并留心倾听，但有些音乐，像说唱，不是很有音乐性，我不能从中感悟出任何东西。
Cans can hold what they can, but can not hold things that can't be canned.
能装进罐头的东西就可以装进罐头，不应该被装进罐头的东西就不能装进罐头。
I can't see her eyes, but I can see her eyebrows above the sunglasses.
我看不到她的眼睛，但是能看到她露在太阳镜上面的眉毛。
We can't do much to alter sedentary life-styles, but we can provide consumers with great-tasting products, low in salt, sugar and fat.
我们改变不了人们长期久坐的生活习惯，但我们可以为消费者提供美味、低盐、低糖、低脂肪的产品。
The robot can encourage the human players, but it can't give advice.
机器人可以鼓励人类玩家，但不能给出建议。
They can no doubt create a lot with just those five colors, but you are right, maybe they can't mimic every color around them, so that's where the second kind of cell comes in.
毫无疑问，它们可以用这五种颜色创造出很多东西，但是你是对的，也许它们不能模仿它们周围的每一种颜色，所以这就是第二种细胞出现的地方。
It's an either-or situation—we can buy a camera this year or we can go on holiday but we can't do either.
这是一个非此即彼的情况，我们今年要么买个相机，要么去度假，但我们两个都做不到。
We can't eat in the classroom. But we can eat in the dining hall.
我们不能在教室里吃东西。但我们可以在食堂吃。
You can't change what's already happened, but you can prevent it from happening again.
你无法改变已经发生的事情，但你可以防止它再次发生。
Said the first, "I know I can't do much, but perhaps I can cheer him a little."
第一个说：“我知道自己做不了太多，但或许我可以让他振作一点。”
You can't find them with your eyes, but you can see them with a microscope.
你用眼睛找不到它们，但你可以用显微镜看到它们。
Of course, you have to keep warm and you can't stop cooking, but you can reduce the amount of bad air you breathe.
当然，你需要保暖，也不能不做饭，但你可以减少呼吸受污染空气的量。
Things written in pen you can't change. That's DNA. But things written in pencil you can.
用钢笔写下来的东西是无法改变的。这是 DNA。但是用铅笔写下来的东西是可以改变的。
The old man continued, "What's gone is gone. What's to come is to come. You can't change it. But you can decide to enjoy this very moment that you truly have."
老人继续说：“过去的都过去了。该来的就来吧。你无法改变。但你可以决定享受真正拥有的这一刻。”
In fact, I hated it at that moment, but my father said to me, "You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can't see it before you reach the top."
实际上，我在那一刻十分厌恶它，但父亲对我说：“在山顶上你总是能看到美丽的天空，但在到达山顶前你是看不到的。”
She says, "I can't fix their problems with free haircuts, but maybe I can help them feel less alone for a moment."
她说：“我不能靠免费理发来解决他们的问题，但也许我能让他们暂时不那么孤独。”
You can do your best, but you can't do everything.
你可以做出最大的努力，但你不可能什么都做到。
I can influence people but I can't change anyone.
我可心影响人们，但不能改变任何人。
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