一但感到无聊了，很多人就看电视或是听广播。
When bored, many people will watch television or listen to the radio.
他们起先气势汹汹，但一看情形不妙立刻软了下来。
They make threats but back down at the first sniff of trouble.
第一个问题很难，但其余的都相当简单。
The first question was difficult, but the rest were pretty easy.
她在大学读了一年书，但后来就辍学了。
他们还没赢过一场比赛，但并不是由于拼劲不足。
They haven't won a game yet, but it isn't for want of trying.
他的出身背景一般般，但绝算不上贫穷。
Though his background was modest, it was in no sense deprived.
她的眼皮动了一下，但没有睁开眼。
他感觉重重地撞了一下，但没有在意。
会谈的时间表已经达成一致，但地点尚有争议。
The schedule for the talks has been agreed, but the location is still in dispute.
我妹妹的身高一样，但只穿12码的。
我们失去了一切，但谢天谢地，我们保住了性命。
We have lost everything, but thank God, our lives have been spared.
我不想老提这一点，但你确实欠我200元钱。
他干一点教学，但首要的是写作。
He does a little teaching, but first and foremost he's a writer.
这是一项简单但令人满意的设计。
她说想要一条狗，但这不过是一时心血来潮。
我们从小学到大学一直在一起，但后来就分道扬镳了。
We went through school and college together, but then our paths diverged.
得承认这只是一种理论，但其各部分自成一体。
It's only a theory, admittedly, but the pieces fit together.
这个故事的确是人们最喜欢的一个，但毫无疑问它纯粹是虚构的。
The story was certainly a favourite one, but it was undoubtedly pure invention.
她以为自己听到了一个名字，但听不清楚。
She thought she heard a name. She couldn't make it out, though.
她起初只是一个秘书，但最后掌管起了整个部门。
She started as a secretary but ended up running the department.
韦拉亚提医生做出了一个含糊但否定的答复。
我们虽慢，但一准能赶到那儿。
他的小说属于一个辉煌但已逝去的时代。一句话，已经过时了。
His novels belong to a great but vanished age. They are, in short, old-fashioned.
她有一份工作，但丝毫不妨碍她的个人爱好。
She had a job which never got in the way of her leisure interests.
这个观点由来已久，但一直未风行。
虽然出现过一些问题，但这基本上仍不失为一个好系统。
There have been some problems but basically it's a good system.
他曾一直很古怪，但没到这种程度。
昨天的证词是在一种激烈但文明的争执氛围中开始的。
Yesterday's testimony began on a note of passionate but civilized disagreement.
昨天的证词是在一种激烈但文明的争执氛围中开始的。
Yesterday's testimony began on a note of passionate but civilized disagreement.
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