但在那之前，当局并没有特别注意，因为高层官员们都一心扑在科威特上。
But by then the administration wasn't paying attention, for top officials were fixated on Kuwait.
这一基本方法所能表达的数字范围有限，但在处理人类生存较简单的方面时，这一范围通常是足够的。
This basic approach is limited in the range of numbers that it can express, but this range will generally suffice when dealing with the simpler aspects of human existence.
我已经存了一些钱以备不时之需，但在我们走之前，我可能还要再多挣点。
I've got a little put aside for a rainy day, but I might need to earn a little more before we go.
从那而来的微风，吹皱了我们的小小世界，但在现实中听来却不过是一阵低语声。
The breeze therefrom that ruffled our little world sounded in reality but little above a murmur.
我已经存了一些钱以备不时之需，但在我们走之前，我可能需要多挣点钱。
I've got a little put-aside for a rainy day, but I might need to earn a little more before we go.
不同物种之间的寿命存在显著差异，但在同一物种内，这一参数是相对稳定的。
There are striking differences in life span between different species, but within one species the parameter is relatively constant.
世界人口继续增加，但在一些地区人口正在下降。
The population of the world continues to increase, but in some areas the population is falling.
但在2010年3月，一名法官裁定，基因不可申请专利。
But in March 2010, a judge ruled that genes were unpatentable.
英语的拼写一直是个问题，但在字典出现之前，它更是一个问题。
The spelling of English has always been a problem, but it was more of a problem in the days before a dictionary.
这是一首很长的诗，你们的选集里没有，但在《叶芝诗选》里可以找到。
It's a longish poem, not in your anthology, but you can find it in The Complete Yeats.
最终，这一切都是在学习，但在今天，许多孩子拒绝接纳科学教育。
In the end, it's all learning, but many children today exclude themselves from a scientific education.
但在每天的科学实践中，发现往往遵循一条模糊和复杂的路径。
But in the everyday practice of science, discovery frequently follows an ambiguous and complicated route.
我们一贯把他看作朋友，但在当前的紧急关头中，他原形毕露了。
We always regard him as a friend, but he showed his colors in the current emergency.
但在日本和许多拉美国家，把视线放低些是一种尊重的表现。
But in Japan and many Latin American countries, keeping the eyes lowered is a sign of respect.
美国南部城市休斯顿并不是一个非常有名的城市，但在中国，它却是最著名的城市之一。
The southern American city of Houston is not one city of great renown, yet it is one of the most famous in China.
另一个原因是，虽然现在的复制很容易，但在罗马时代是不那么容易的。
Another is that while nowadays reproduction is easy, it was not so easy in Roman times.
一个特定元素的同位素具有相同的化学特征，但在物理性质上有一些细微差异。
The isotopes of a given element have the same chemical properties but slightly different physical properties.
但在伦敦泰特美术馆工作的一名清洁工却分辨不出两者的区别。
But a cleaner who works in the Tate Gallery in London isn't able to tell the difference.
虽然他在面试前就做了充分的准备，但在一些重要的问题上他却没有回答上来。
Though he had prepared well before the job interview, he failed to answer some important questions.
在社交方面，隐藏真实情绪可能是一个好策略，但在道德层面，这也是对信任的违背。
Socially, it may be a good tactic to hide our true emotions, but morally it is also a breach of faith and trust.
大多数大型连锁超市卖的都是小包装腌火腿，但在西班牙你可以买到一整只腌火腿。
Most large supermarket chains have cured ham in little packets, but in Spain you can buy a whole leg.
这个目标在金融危机期间暂停搁置，但在今年第二季度，该公司差一点就实现这一目标。
That target suspended during the financial crisis, but in the second quarter of this year, the company came within a whisker of achieving it.
但在受火灾保护的实验区，一些多年生草本植物最终占据了主导地位，超过了其他所有植物。
But in experimental areas protected from fire, a few perennial grass species eventually come to dominate, outcompeting all others.
但在开始之前，我想让你们花点时间思考一下：有谁知道，当今美国最流行的房子样式是什么吗？
But before we get started, I want you to take a moment to think: does anyone know what the single most popular style for a house in the United States is today?
的确，成品库存的增加往往表明生产超出了需求，但在伯顿的案例中，这并没有说明这一点。
It is true that an increased inventory of finished products often indicates that production is outstripping demand, but in Burton's case it indicates no such thing.
肥皂剧和综艺节目一开始只能延迟播出，但在7月，TU与MBC 达成协议，提供现场直播。
Soap operas and variety shows were at first available only with a time delay, but in July, TU struck a deal with MBC to provide a live feed.
但在你走之前，你需要填一张表格，这张表格会要求你在两周内归还这本书。
But before you go, what you should do is fill out a form requesting the book back in two weeks.
但在最高法院面前，这是一场现实生活中的辩论。最高法院一向以关注大公司利益而闻名。
But this is a real-life argument before a Supreme Court that has a well-earned reputation for looking out for the interests of large corporations.
住在一侧的建筑师挺和善的，但在另一侧却是一个愚蠢而结实的女人和她一家。
On one side, indeed there was a friendly architect but on the other side, some stupid stout woman and her family.
这附近没有银行，但在人民医院附近有一家。
There isn't a bank near here, but there is one near the People's Hospital.
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