可是我又能怎样？
I wanted to help, but what could I do?
我想帮助它，但我能做些什么呢？
但是我有什么办法呢？——唉！
但是我还能怎么办呢——哦！
But what could I do — oh! What could I do with a dollar and eighty - seven cents?
但是我能怎么办呢——唉，只有一元八角七，我能干什么呢？
But what could I do about it? Hit him with a Can of shoe polish? A man his size could grind me into the floor.
可是我该怎么办呢？用装鞋油的罐子打他吗？他这个块头可以揍扁了我。
I wanted to help, but what could I do? There was no one else on the beach, and the nearest phone to call the Marine Patrol was miles away.
我想帮助它，但我该做些什么呢？在沙滩上再也没有别的人了，向海军巡逻队求救的话，最近的电话亭又在几英里以外。
I could hear voices but I couldn't make out what they were saying.
我能听到说话的声音，却听不清他们在说什么。
I did what I could, but her mother's influence was pernicious.
我已尽我所能，但她母亲造成的影响是很极为不利的。
I don't know what I've done to upset him, but if looks could kill...
我不知道做了什么惹他生气了，他那样子简直吓死人。
That could actually solve my dilemma, but, what I originally wanted to ask you?
那确实可以解决我的困境，不过我原本想问你什么来着？
"In my career as a competitive freediver, there was a limit to what I could do—but it wasn't anywhere near what I thought it was," she says.
她说：“作为一名有竞争力的自由潜水员，我在职业生涯中所能做的是有限的，但限制我的和我想象中完全不同。”
I saw something black sitting there, but it was right next to a woman standing by the fountain, so I could not tell what it was or if it was hers.
我看见一个黑色的东西放在那里，但一个站在喷泉旁边的女人就在它旁边，所以我不知道那是什么东西，也不能分辨那是不是她的东西。
I'm not sure that your fish will be able to remember what your face looks like, but I wouldn't be too surprised if it could remember you in other ways, perhaps by the sound of your footsteps as you walk towards the tank.
我不确定你的鱼是否能记住你的脸，但如果它能以其他方式记住你，也许是通过你走向鱼缸时的脚步声，我也不会太惊讶。
Sure, someone could hate my writing, but what do I really want to do?
当然，别人可以讨厌我的作品，但是我自己想要的是什么呢？
I could change the time on my system, but what a pain!
我可以修改系统时间，但是那实在太痛苦了！
But what more could I want to know?
但是我还有什么更多想要知道的呢？
But I was not then master enough of myself to know what could or ought to be revealed.
可是当时我自己也捉摸不住自己，不知道哪些话可以讲，哪些话应该讲。
As for the personals and dating services, sure, I'd like to meet people, but what sort of AD could I write?
对于私人广告和相亲介绍，当然，我想与人们相遇，但是我能写哪一种广告？
But although I laughed I couldn't bear to think about what could have happened.
虽然我也笑了，但我却不敢去想那些本来可能会发生的事情。
What could I do but give this social media thing a try?
除了试一下社交媒体，我还能做什么呢？
But I didn't know what work I could do.
但我不知道我能做什么工作。
I guess you could say that I was darkly fascinated with these things, but of course what I was really looking for was reassurance.
我猜你会说是我自己深深为这些事情着迷，但确实，我真正在寻找的就是安心。
I wish I could tell you. 'But what is certain is that it will happen.
不过可以确定的是，这一切一定会发生。
We will see what happens in the future, you never know what may happen, but I could beat the record.
看看吧，谁知道会发生什么呢，我会打破纪录的？
But sometimes I could say what I choose to be, "How are you?" "Pretty damn good."
但有时，我可以选择那些我想要说的话，“你好吗”，“非常好”。
What I loved in you was not the man you were but the man you could be.
我在你身上所爱的，不是现在的人，而是以后应该变成的人。
So far, I do not know of any study that I could call upon in order to prove what I just said, but my own experience tells me this is the case.
迄今为止，就我所知，并没有相关的研究(这是我强烈呼吁的)可以证明我的看法，但我的经验告诉我存在这样的情形。
I plan to finish this school year, but if I continue, I ll probably be paying more for what could be an inferior education.
我打算结束这学年的学习，但是如果我继续学的话，我可能为劣等的教育支付更多金钱。
In general I'll allow that it would be, Ellen, 'she continued;' but what misery laid on Heathcliff could content me, unless I have a hand in it?
“一般情况我可以这样，艾伦。”她接着说，“可是除非我也下手，不然，不管希刺克厉夫遭到多大的不幸，我都不会满足。”
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