我们曾告诫过他们，但没起任何作用。
诚然，这样做的目的是为了保护她免受被遗弃的危险，但实际上，它在当时的社会和家庭生活中的作用要重要得多。
Admittedly, the purpose of this was to protect her against the risk of desertion, but in reality its function in the social and family life of the time was much more important.
诚然，这样做的目的是为了保护她免受被遗弃的危险，但实际上，它在当时的社会和家庭生活中的作用要重要得多。
Admittedly, the purposeof this was to protect her against the risk of desertion, but in reality its function in the social and family life of the time was much more important.
但你可能会问：是黄油起了作用吗？
现在预测它们会产生多大的影响还为时过早，但所有迹象都表明，它们将在未来发挥重要作用。
It is still too early to predict the extent of the impact they may have, but all the signs are that they will play a significant role in the future .
烟囱是船舶最容易辨认的设计，但其实，第四个烟囱只有装饰美化作用，并没有任何的实际功能。
Most recognizable of the ship designs are the ship's smoke stacks, but the fourth stack was actually just artistic in nature and served no functional purpose.
但哭泣作为一种情感的表达是人类独有的，这在人类进化和人类文化的发展中发挥了重要的作用。
But crying as an expression of feeling is unique to humans and has played an essential role in human evolution and the development of human cultures.
虽然圈养动物值得同情，但动物园在引导年轻人走上相关科学道路方面发挥了重要作用。
While animals in captivity deserve sympathy, zoos play a significant role in starting young people down the path of related sciences.
玛蒂娜将其归因于20世纪70年代推出的肥皂剧和分期付款计划。尽管是间接的，但两者在降低出生率方面都发挥了重要的作用。
Martine puts it down to, among other things, soap operas and installment plans introduced in the 1970s. Both played an important, although indirect, role in lowering the birth rate.
遗传在决定偏侧性方面起到了一定作用，但环境因素（对偏侧性）也有影响。
Genetics plays a part in determining lateralisation, but environmental factors have an impact too.
事实上，仅靠碳税不足以阻止全球变暖，但碳税在任何气候计划中都有其作用。
In reality, carbon taxes alone won't be enough to halt global warming, but they would be a useful part of any climate plan.
护目镜看起来可能很滑稽，但确实能发挥重要作用！为什么人们需要戴护目镜？
They might look funny, but goggles do serious work! Why do people need to wear goggles?
当你选择高跟鞋时，所有那些美妙的感觉都被强化了，但同样，这是生理原因，而不是Jimmy Choo在起作用。
All those wonderful feelings are intensified when you choose high heels, but again, it's biology, not Jimmy Choo, at work.
学者、决策者和各界批评人士都在讨论这些变化所带来的社会影响，但很少有人关注其副作用——家庭风险也在上升。
Scholars, policymakers, and critics of all stripes have debated the social implications of these changes, but few have looked at the side effect: family risk has risen as well.
尽管科学家在将信息传递给记者、最终把信息传递给公众方面发挥了一定作用，但人们往往还是将无效沟通归咎于记者。
Even though scientists play a part in transmitting information to journalists and ultimately the public, too often the blame for ineffective communication is placed on the side of the journalists.
止痛药膏不起作用，但热水澡或温水浴可以缓解疼痛。
Pain-relieving creams don't work, but a hot shower or warm bath can provide some relief.
止痛药膏不起作用，但热水澡或温水浴可以缓解疼痛。
Pain relieving creams don't work, but a hot shower or warm bath can provide some relief.
顶部的植物会吸收大部分的红光进行光合作用，但反射大部分的远红光。
The plant on top would absorb most of the red light for photosynthesis, but reflect most of the far-red light.
孩子们成绩差通常与他们在社交网站上花多少时间有关，但如果认为没有其他因素起作用，那就太天真了。
The poor grades of school children are also frequently linked to the time spent on social networking sites, but it would be naive to believe there are no other contributing factors.
因为那里完全没有阳光，所以不可能有光合作用的生命，但像在地球深处蓬勃生长的微生物之类的生命可能仍然存在。
Photosynthetic life is impossible there because sunlight is completely absent, but life such as the microbes that flourish deep within earth may still be possible.
我的叫喊和斥骂没有多少效果，但左右横扫的外套起了作用。
My yelling and scolding didn't have much effect, but the swinging coat did.
拥有充分发挥作用的新皮质的反社会者通常是精明和情商高的人，但缺乏与他人建立关系、感同身受或表达关心的能力。
Sociopaths in possession of fully-functioning neocortexes are often shrewd and emotionally intelligent people but lack any ability to relate to, empathise with or express concern for others.
我尝试了很多方法来解决这个问题，但都不起作用。
I tried many ways to solve the problem, but none of them worked.
我曾努力让自己变得更黑，但任何东西对我都不起作用！
我担心自己的健康，尝试了许多不同的饮食方式，但都不起作用。
Worried about my health, I tried many different kinds of diets but nothing worked.
虽然我妈妈总是说，“你是我们家珍贵的宝贝。”但这并没有起作用。
Although my mother always said, "You are the precious baby in our family," it didn't work.
尽管收到用中文写的明信片可能很酷，但如果收到的人不理解它，这个概念就不起作用。
As cool as it may be to receive a postcard written in Chinese, the concept doesn't work if one doesn't understand it.
我们可能很难看到日常的化学作用，但几乎你接触的所有东西都有一些化学物质。
It can be very hard to see the everyday chemistry at work, but nearly everything you touch has some chemicals in it.
我们可能很难看到日常的化学作用，但几乎你接触的所有东西都有一些化学物质。
It can be very hard to see the everyday chemistry at work, but nearly everything you touch has some chemicals in it.
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