He did not have much success, but tried not to get too disconsolate.
他没有获得太大的成功，但也试着不让自己太过郁闷。
The president pledged himself to increase taxes for the rich but not the middle classes.
总统保证增加富人而不是中产阶级的税收。
He'd always been odd, but not to this extent.
他曾一直很古怪，但没到这种程度。
The doctors will operate if necessary—but it may not come to that.
必要时医生会施行手术，但也许还不致如此。
But not all the money, to put it mildly, has been used wisely.
但是说得委婉些，并不是所有的钱都用得很明智。
They were happy to partake of our feast, but not to share our company.
他们喜欢享用我们准备的丰盛大餐，但是不喜欢和我们呆在一起。
It's not considered good style to start a sentence with 'but'.
人们认为，一句话用but开头不是好的文风。
Tom was downhearted, but tried hard not to show it.
汤姆很沮丧，但尽量不表现出来。
Paris was a popular place to visit, but not the best place to study art.
巴黎是一个旅游胜地，但不是学习艺术的最佳地点。
It's not such a new idea, but I carried it to extremes.
这不是什么新想法，但我却把它发挥到了极致。
A lot of the stuff in the story is not true, but I have to say that where there's smoke there's fire.
故事中有许多事情都不是真的，但我不得不说，无风不起浪。
I don't know. Correction—I do know, but I'm not going to tell you.
我不知道。不，我知道不假，但不打算告诉你。
I hate to disappoint you, but I'm just not interested.
我不想使你扫兴，但我确实不感兴趣。
Ideally, I'd like to live in New York, but that's not possible.
按理想来说，我希望住在纽约，但那是不可能的。
I'm not happy with the situation, but I've just got to accept it.
虽然我对这种局面并不满意，但我必须得接受它。
Granted, it's not the most pleasant of jobs but it has to be done.
的确，这不是最令人愉快的工作，但也得做呀。
His physician modified the dosage but did not change to a different medication.
他的医生调整了剂量，但没有改换成别的药方。
She tried to accept her marriage as her lot in life but could not.
她试图认命接受这桩婚姻，但做不到。
We have discussed privatization, but we would prefer not to go down that particular road.
我们已经讨论了私有化问题，但不想采用这种方法。
Last but not least, I'd like to thank all the catering staff.
最后但同样重要的是，我要感谢所有的餐饮工作人员。
She told me not to repeat it, but now I don't suppose it matters.
她告诉我不要重复它，但是这样一来我认为它不重要了。
She was always attracted to younger men. But, let's face it, who is not?
她过去总是被比她年轻的男性吸引。不过，面对现实吧，谁不是呢？
The purpose of this exercise is not to apportion blame but to solve problems.
这项工作的目的不是追究责任而是解决问题。
I ought not to tell you but I will, since you're in the family, so to speak.
我不该告诉你，但我会告诉你，因为说来你也是这个家庭的一员。
The men were arrested but not brought to trial.
这些人已被逮捕但并未送交法院审判。
I know you don't like her but try not to make it so obvious.
我明白你不喜欢她，但是尽量别表露得那么明显。
I hate to disillusion you, but not everyone is as honest as you.
我实在不愿把实情告诉你，但并非人人都像你那样诚实。
It's easy for you to tell me to keep calm, but you're not in my position.
你让我保持冷静当然容易，那是你没到我这份上。
I pretended not to care but I was screaming inside.
表面上我佯装不在乎，但内心却在高声喊叫。
You're supposed to buy a ticket, but not many people do.
按说应当买票，不过买的人不多。
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