他的话与他们的情况吻合时他们就怀疑，但不吻合时他们却完全相信。
They cast doubt on his words when it suited their case, but swallowed them whole when it did not.
“我非常喜欢他们的声音，但不太喜欢他们的歌词，”他很圆滑地说。
"I really like their sound, although I'm not crazy about their lyrics," he says, diplomatically.
糖能快速缓解饥饿感，但不提供持久的营养。
Sugar gives quick relief to hunger but provides no lasting nourishment.
这里的食物可以吃饱饕餮，但不能让美食家满意。
我曾在多项任务中都处于危险的境地，但不知怎么地都化险为夷了。
I had skated on thin ice on many assignments and somehow had got away with it.
有其他叛军领袖和政府代表参加的和平谈判于上周未能达成协议而破裂，但不久之后将恢复。
Peace talks involving other rebel leaders and government representatives broke up without agreement last week, but are due to resume shortly.
美国人的生活准则是我们彼此喜欢，但不会侵犯对方的隐私。
American life is based on a principle that we like one another but won't violate one another's privacy.
他们可以使用下棋或跳棋所需的概念，但不能使用普通语言中的许多概念。
They can use the concepts needed for chess-playing or draughts-playing but are unable to use many of the concepts in ordinary language.
是的，它是黑色的，但不完全是纯黑色，它有一些窄条纹，有点灰色。
Yes, it's black but not exactly plain black—it has some narrow stripes down it, sort of grey.
尽管这对买卖双方都很方便，但不应忘记，支票不是真正的钱：它们本身毫无价值。
Though this is very convenient for both buyer and seller, it should not be forgotten that cheques are not real money: they are quite valueless in themselves.
你要多读书，但不要读太多的书。
You'd better read more books, but don't read too many books.
在谈到你的成就时，要自信，但不要夸大、吹牛或撒谎。
When talking about your achievements, be confident but don't exaggerate, brag or lie.
这将为欧盟赢得时间，但不能解决欧盟更大的问题。
This will buy the EU time, but it will not solve the bloc's larger problem.
玉米中含有维生素烟酸，但不以人体可吸收的形式存在。
Maize contains the vitamin niacin, but not in a form the body can absorb.
“你可以抽三根，”国王回答说，“但不要以为我会饶了你的命。”
"You may smoke three," answered the king, "but do not imagine that I will spare your life."
这意味着他们过着“精力充沛”的生活——更加集中，但不是为了活得长。
That means that they live life "energetically"—more intensively, but not for as long.
偶尔，我会听听收音机，看看他们在播什么，但不常听到我喜欢的东西。
Once in a while, I'll listen to the radio to see what they are putting out, but it's not too often I hear something I like.
跟上潮流，甚至考虑一下如何使你的工作与其适应，但不要盲目地跟随它们。
Keep up with trends, even think about how your work might fit in with them, but don't mindlessly follow them.
这种以近似于——但不完全是——一天为周期的节律，叫做昼夜节律。
Such a rhythm whose period is approximately—but not exactly—a day is called circadian.
他们的小孩现在会说单个的字，但不会说完整的句子。
Their child is at the stage where she can say individual words but not full sentences.
他们很饿，但不知道怎么弄到足够的吃的，而不惹出闲话。
They're that hungry they don't know how to get enough to eat without makin' talk.
通知必须是显而易见的，但不能让人厌烦。
炉灰里往往有很多黑曜石的细屑碎片，但不是在烟囱里。
There tends to be a lot of obsidian flakes and chips in the hearth ashes, but not the chimney.
这是因为编写那个软件的程序员可能非常具体，但不够具体。
It's because the programmers that wrote that software might have been pretty specific but not specific enough.
但不管你信不信，意大利埃特纳火山的周边地区挤满了人。
But believe it or not, the area surrounding Mount Etna in Italy is packed with people.
但不幸的是，基于当今的社会经济趋势，这种希望被误导了。
But based on today's socioeconomic trends, this hope is, unfortunately, misguided.
这可能会影响整体的流畅性，但不会严重影响信息的交流。
This may affect overall fluency, but it does not seriously interfere with the communication of the message.
用尖的一端轻轻画出一个圆圈，但不要太靠近他的车灯。
Use the pointy end to lightly draw circles around, but not quite touching his headlights.
奢侈品品牌的职员可以以更低的价格购买旧库存，但不允许转售。
Staff members of a luxury brand may buy its old stock at cheaper prices, but they are not allowed to resell them.
奢侈品品牌的职员可以以更低的价格购买旧库存，但不允许转售。
Staff members of a luxury brand may buy its old stock at cheaper prices, but they are not allowed to resell them.
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