The troops rushed back onto the chopper and took off - but a head count showed one man was missing.
士兵们迅速回到直升机上，起飞了，但清点人数后发现一人失踪。
Where Marcella lives, the rents are fairly cheap, but a little further north it's a different story.
在马斯拉住的地方房租相当便宜，但再往北一点儿情况就不同了。
Her answer hadn't been a yes or a no, but a squeal.
她的回答既不是“是”也不是“不”，而是一声尖叫。
"I've often seen a cat without a grin," thought Alice; "but a grin without a cat!"
“我常常看到没有笑脸的猫，”爱丽丝想。“但却没见过只有笑脸没有身体的猫！”
Pain-relieving creams don't work, but a hot shower or warm bath can provide some relief.
止痛药膏不起作用，但热水澡或温水浴可以缓解疼痛。
The driveway or the fence between you is not really a cold shoulder but a clear boundary.
横在你们之间的车道或栅栏并不真的就是一道冷漠的屏障；它们只不过是一条清晰的分界线。
This is a modern city, not a scene of fragmentation or despair, but a rising city of desire.
这是一座现代化的城市，并不是破碎或绝望的场景，而是一座在上升的渴望之城。
A more economical approach was to use a sign to express not a whole word but a single syllable.
更经济的方法是使用一个符号来表达一个音节，而不是一个完整的单词。
Carved pumpkins abound this Halloween season, but a decorated gourd dated to 1793 may be the spookiest of them all.
在这个万圣节的季节里，雕刻的南瓜随处可见，但是一个可以追溯到1793年的装饰南瓜可能是所有南瓜中最神秘莫测的。
It seems that the '60s era of social activism is all but a dim memory.
60年代的社会激进主义时代似乎只剩下模糊的记忆。
He was a nice doctor, but a weak man who wasn't going to stick his neck out.
他是个好医生，但为人懦弱，遇事不敢出头。
His move to the left was not a sudden leap but a natural working out of ideas.
他左倾的转变并非突然，而是思想发展的自然结果。
Most tennis is played on hard courts, but a substantial amount is played on clay.
大多数网球是在硬地球场上打，但相当多的是在红土场地上打。
But a hero goes beyond mere fame.
但是英雄不仅仅只有名气。
It was difficult, but a lot of fun!
它很困难，但很有趣！
I have been nothing but a truant and a vagabond.
我一直只是个无用的流浪汉。
Thou'lt soon be well; 'tis but a passing fantasy.
你很快就会好的；这不过是一种暂时的幻觉。
The 60-year-old is not an actor, but a policeman.
这位60岁的老人不是演员，而是一名警察。
China had a large population but a little farmland.
中国人口多，耕地少。
What I want is not just an ordinary cafe but a very special one.
我想要的不是一家普通的咖啡馆，而是一家非常特别的咖啡馆。
After days, many of the cells had died, but a few continued to grow and divide.
几天后，许多细胞已经死亡，但少数细胞继续生长和分裂。
The man answered sharply, "Nought else, good sir—I tell thee 'twas but a jest."
那人厉声回答说：“没有别的事，好先生。我告诉你，这不过是个玩笑。”
In fact, it's not one canal, but a system of canals and rivers linked together.
事实上，它不是一条运河，而是一个由多条运河和河流相连的系统。
Speaking to a group can be difficult, but a bad speech is truly a tiresome task.
面对一群人演讲可能很困难，但是一场糟糕的演讲真的是个令人讨厌的活儿。
When you first started to learn Chinese, I thought it was nothing but a passing fad.
你一开始学习汉语时，我原以为那只是一时的狂热。
But a loss for all who, like Darwin, delight in the sheer inventiveness of evolution.
但对于所有像达尔文一样以纯粹的创新进化论为乐的人来说，却是一个损失。
When the three servants came, nothing was there but a church, with a chandelier in it.
当三个仆人来到的时候，那里除了挂着一盏枝形吊灯的教堂之外，什么都没有。
But a cleaner who works in the Tate Gallery in London isn't able to tell the difference.
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。
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