He was through with sports, not because he had to be but because he wanted it that way.
他放弃体育运动了，不是因为他非放弃不可，而是因为他想要那样。
I'm not sure what I want to be but I'm sure that you have already known.
我不确定我想成为什么，但我相信你已经知道了。
There's been no decision yet on what the drinks are going to be but I hope they decide soon in case we need to order something special.
我们还没有决定要喝什么饮料，但我希望他们尽快决定，以防我们需要点一些特别的东西。
Without corresponding measures to cut CO2 emissions, this would be but a temporary fix.
在减少二氧化碳排放量还没有对应措施时，这也是暂时的权宜之计。
A virtual monument it might be but to withstand the weather of time and distance it shall able be.
一个看似虚拟的纪念碑却可以摆脱时间、天气和距离的限制。
We all know how dirty money can be but the new bills are resistant to water, oil, sweat, dust and more.
我们都知道纸钞脏得可怕，而这种新钞票将有防水、防油、防汗渍、防尘的效果。
I didn't realize how powerful "the Answer" to the "question" would be but it brought my little girl to life.
我并没有意识到问题的答案所具有的力量，但它却把一个小女孩带给了我。
Which explains why the company has reacted so strongly, and so publicly, to an episode that, by the Numbers, seems to be but a minor scandal.
这就解释了，虽然单从数量上看，这似乎只是一场小规模欺诈，但公司为何对此事件反应如此强烈，并且公开表态。
Life is not as hard as it used to be, but many of the older Inuits hate modern life and want to go back to the old days.
生活不像以前那么艰难了，但是许多年老的因纽特人讨厌现代生活，想回到过去的日子去。
It can be, but initially, customers actually complained.
可以，但一开始，顾客们确实抱怨了。
She had been beginning to think it would be, but now she had changed her mind entirely.
她本来开始考虑这件事了，可是现在她完全改变了主意。
Suzanne: that may be, but I think poets do that.
苏珊：这也许是，但我认为诗人就是这样做的。
A difficult man he may be, but the governor inspires loyalty from those who work with him.
他可能是一位难搞的人，但州长却能让跟他做事的人全力以赴。
Global they may be, but they don't feel like they reflect the world the way the world Cup does.
奥运会或许是全球化的，但感觉上并不像世界杯那样反映了全世界的状况。
I've left recruiting for last because it can be, but is not always a major function in smaller companies.
我已经离开了招募工作，因为它可以是，但并非总是较小公司的主要功能。
The more files you have, the more complex the reordering will be, but good change management and allocation of tasks will help you tackle such situations.
您拥有的文件越多，那么重新排序操作就会越复杂，但是好的变更管理与任务的合理分配，将会帮助您去解决这种问题。
Remember, things can be exactly the way you want them to be, but you have to decide that. Test your assumptions. Live ruthlessly.
记住，事情完全可以成为你所希望的那样，但你必须决定。测试你的假设。无情地生活。
Well, it used to be, but it no longer is.
那么，它曾经是，但不再是。
Bus: public transport is rarely as good as it could be, but (where possible) using public bus transport is great way of getting about.
公交车：公共运输从来都比它该有的样子要差，但是(在一些可能的地方)使用公共汽车是个不错的方法。
I didn't realize how powerful "the Answer" to the "question" would be, but it brought my little girl to life.
我并没有意识到问题的答案所具有的力量，但它却把一个小女孩带给了我。
The boyfriend tries to convince her that there will be, but the woman is still not convinced.
男孩则努力使她确信有足够的空间，但是女孩仍然不相信。
Scientists can make rough guesses of what they may be, but the deterministic devil is in the details.
科学家能粗略推测出上述数据，但决定性的祸端则藏在细节中。
Remember, things can be exactly the way you want them to be, but you have to decide that.
记住，事情完全可以成为你所希望的那样，但你必须决定。
The more applications and levels in the analysis, the more complete the answer will be, but the longer the analysis will take.
分析中的程序和层次越多，答案就越复杂，而分析所需的时间也就越长。
You don't need him to be, but you don't need him not to be, either.
你不用一定让他是，但也不用他不是。
I don't know yet what the new rules will be, but it looks like most of the changes will be for the better.
我还不知道新的规则将是什么，但是看起来大部分的变化将变得更好。
Speedy they may be, but chipped ID cards are horrendously insecure.
手续可能会快捷，但芯片身份证极其不安全。
Speedy they may be, but chipped ID cards are horrendously insecure.
手续可能会快捷，但芯片身份证极其不安全。
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