Last year, about seven people he assisted were among the 4,900 Ethiopians who won a shot at a Green Card, but not him.
去年，在他帮助的4千9百名埃塞俄比亚人当中，有大概7个人赢得了去美国的绿卡，但是他没有赢得这样的机会。
He philosophized, he admitted, not because he was certain of establishing the truth, but because it gave him pleasure.
他承认自己反复推究不是因为他确定找到了真理，而是因为那给了他很多乐趣。
It was not good for him to take any wine, but he drank with his eyes open.
他明知喝酒对他没有好处，但偏要喝。
There is a real world, independent of our senses; the laws of nature were not invented by man but forced upon him by the natural world.
存在一个真实的世界，独立于我们的感官之外；大自然的规律不是由人发明的，而是自然世界强加给他的。
Each one felt responsible for the welfare of Athens, not because it was forced on him from the outside, but because the city was his pride and his safety.
每个人都觉得自己对雅典的福利有责任，这不是因为外界将此强加于他，而是因为这座城市是他的骄傲和安全之所。
"Not of crocodiles," Hook corrected him, "but of that one crocodile."
“不是所有鳄鱼，”胡克警告他，“而只是那一条鳄鱼的。”
We're big advocates of bodily autonomy and not forcing him to hug or kiss people unless he wants to, but it never occurred to me that I should ask his permission to post photos of him online.
我们极力主张身体自主，除非他自愿，不会强迫他拥抱或亲吻别人，但我从未想过，应该征得他的同意后才在网络上发布他的照片。
According to Tom, William lost his job not because he was always sick and usually went to work late, but because he made a big error in last month's accounting and the boss was angry with him.
据汤姆说，威廉丢了工作不是因为他经常生病和上班经常迟到，而是因为他在上个月的账目中犯了一个大错误，老板对他很生气。
I go east, but he is not there. I go west, but I cannot find him.
我去东方，但他不在那里。我往西走，也找不到他。
Each one felt responsible for the welfare of Athens, not because it was forced on him from the outside, but because the city was his pride.
每个人都对雅典的幸福安宁报有责任感，并不是因为源于外界的压迫，而是因为这座城市是他们的骄傲。
I did not want to wound him, but to restrict myself to defence, to parry his attacks.
我不想伤害他，只是想自我防卫，挡开他的攻击。
Lawrence kept on butting me but the referee did not warn him.
劳伦斯不断用头撞我，可裁判没有警告他。
Sir Isaac Newton was very much smaller than a hippopotamus, but we do not on that account value him less.
艾萨克·牛顿爵士比起河马的体型可小多了，但是我们并不会因此贬低他。
He ceased to look at her, but even then she would not let go of him.
他不再看她，但即使这样，她也不肯放过他。
It's a grueling schedule, but Lee worries that it may not be good enough to get him into a top university.
日程安排很紧张，但李担心这可能不足以让他进入顶尖大学。
To worship someone or something is to venerate him, her, or it—not necessarily as you would revere a deity, but at least with extreme devotion or admiration.
崇拜某人或某物，就是崇敬他、她或它——不一定要你像敬畏一个神那样去做，但起码要发自极度的虔诚或赞美。
He stood still stupidly while the boys ran round him, mimicking and laughing; they shouted to him to try and catch them; but he did not move.
他呆呆地站在那儿不动，孩子们围着他跑，一边模仿一边大笑；他们向他喊叫，想让他尝试抓住他们；但他没有动。
At first, they kept their distance from him, but they soon found he was a kind man, and would not hurt them, but liked to have them near him.
起初，它们和他保持一定的距离，但很快它们就发现他是个善良的人，不会伤害它们，反而喜欢它们靠近他。
The Rat came to help him, but their united efforts were not sufficient to right the cart.
水鼠兰特来帮助他，但他们的共同努力还不足以把马车翻过来。
"I used to be Sisera, but now it's not. I'm on your side, I'm just pretending to support him," he said.
他说：“我曾经是西西拉的人，但现在不是了。我站在你这边，我只是假装拥护他而已。”
Mr. Darling used to boast to Wendy that her mother not only loved him but respected him.
达林先生常常对温迪夸口说，她母亲不仅爱他，而且尊重他。
Not only had Ed insulted this man by hinting that he was a garbageman, but he had obviously neglected to tip him.
艾德不仅侮辱了这个人，暗示他是一个垃圾清洁工，而且显然没有给他小费。
The Wind kissed the Tree, and the Dew wept tears over him; but the Fir understood it not.
风吻着树，露珠在它身上滴着眼泪；可是枞树不明白。
Climbing further, with renewed courage, he at last saw his goal before him, but not without long and weary exertion.
他又重新鼓起勇气，继续往上爬，他终于看到了眼前的目标，但还需要经过漫长而疲惫的努力才能到达。
The teacher replied, "My dear sister, I tried my best to leach him, but your son did not want to lean the tricks and strategies of survival."
老师回答说：“好姐姐，我已经尽力了，可你儿子不愿学习生存的技巧和策略。”
Shankar wanted to give him some food, but he did not have any food with him.
尚卡尔想给他一些食物，但他没有带任何食物。
The ice there was thin. Jo heard him, but Amy did not.
那里的冰很薄。乔听见了，但艾米没有。
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