I called the police but they weren't very helpful.
我叫了警察，但他们不太肯帮忙。
We offered them a good price but they wouldn't sell.
我们开了个好价钱，但他们不愿卖。
I wanted to get out of the group, but they wouldn't let me.
我想退出这个团体，但他们不让。
The men might be armed, but they sure as hell weren't trained.
这些男人也许被武装了，但他们当时确确实实没受训练。
We tried to negotiate a lower price but they wouldn't budge an inch.
我们试图把价还低一些，但他们寸步不让。
Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens but they have no representation in Congress.
波多黎各人是美国公民，但是他们在国会中没有代表。
These expressions are often used interchangeably, but they do have different meanings.
这些表达法经常可以互换使用，但它们的确有不同的含义。
They cannot stand the sight of each other, but they will just have to grin and bear it.
他们看都不想看对方一眼，但又不得不默默忍受。
Mr. Guber and Mr. Peters aren't universally loved in Hollywood but they are well-connected.
古贝尔先生和彼得斯先生在好莱坞并不普遍受人爱戴，但他们有着良好的社会关系。
They didn't want to raise any false hopes , but they believed her husband had escaped capture.
他们并不想让人心存奢望，但是他们相信她的丈夫已逃脱追捕。
You can disagree about them, and I personally do, but they are great ideas that have made people think.
你可以不同意它们，我个人就不同意，但是它们都是曾经启迪过人们的伟大思想。
He tried hiring more salesmen to push his radio products, but they took too much time to learn the ropes.
他试图雇佣更多的销售员来推销无线电产品，但那些人用了太多时间熟悉门道。
Dry stone walls may appear stark and lifeless, but they provide a valuable habitat for plants and animals.
干燥的石墙看上去荒凉而且没有生命迹象，但是它们却为动植物提供了宝贵的栖居地。
Banshees wail and weep, but they never howl.
女妖会哀号哭泣，但她们从不嚎叫。
They didn't see any seals, but they saw some sharks.
他们没有看到海豹，但是他们看到了一些鲨鱼。
Plastic parts can substitute for metal ones, but they don't last long.
塑料零件可以代替金属零件，但是它们不耐用。
They are equally fumy and frightening, but they are also aspirational.
他们同样让人感到愤怒和恐惧，但他们也让人充满希望。
Black snails without a house—but they are so common, and so conceited.
没有房子的黑蜗牛——不过，它们是如此卑贱、如此骄傲自大。
Notions of modesty restricted women in the Victorian era, but they still swam.
谦逊的观念束缚着维多利亚时代的女性，但她们仍然会游泳。
"I was asleep," answered Pinocchio, "but they awakened me with their whisperings."
“我睡着了，”皮诺乔回答说，“可是他们用耳语把我吵醒了。”
Most people hate him, but they don't dare to say so, because he still rules the country.
大部分人都恨他只是不敢说出来，因为他仍统治着国家。
Each of these cells have their specific jobs to do, but they also interrelate with each other.
这些细胞中的任意一个都有其专门工作要做，但也与其他细胞互相关联。
They like pears, but they don't like strawberries.
他们喜欢梨，但不喜欢草莓。
He offered 23 pounds for me, but they refused.
他给我出价23英镑，但他们拒绝了。
Laws are rules too, but they are made differently.
法律也是规则，但是它们的制定方式不同。
Many people are blind, but they still live happily.
许多人是盲人，但他们仍然快乐地生活。
Plastic straws are small but they are a big problem.
塑料吸管虽小，但却是个大麻烦。
I love cola and hamburgers, but they are not healthy.
我喜欢可乐和汉堡，但是它们不健康。
She went to her neighbors, but they were not at home.
她去找邻居，但他们不在家。
The patterns look similar, but they are unique like humans' fingerprints.
这些模式看着相似，但它们和人类的指纹一样独一无二。
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