Her hair had had a permanent, but had grown out.

她的头发曾经烫卷过，但又长出新的了。

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I chose to become a language teacher. I did get married, but had more than two children.

我选择成为一名语言教师。我确实结婚了，但育有不止两个孩子。

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She never married but had many admirers.

她从未结婚，不过追求者不少。

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He said slavery had not tied the states of the Union together, but had always been an issue that divided them.

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I didn't really care but had to ask anyway, "how different?" And they would say, " "Well you know, we expected you to be more outgoing."

我无所谓，不过总得回应，“有何不同？“，他们会说，“这个嘛，我们以为你很外向“

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But I had like, really, really big dreams, so I wanted to pursue in New York, which led me here.

但我有很伟大的梦想，我想在纽约实现这个梦想，这也是我来这里的原因。

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He took antidepressants, but had his prescriptions filled at a pharmacy 20 miles away.

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They were a semi-competitor, but had a 6 year head start and deep financial resources.

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She needed an eagle at the par-5 final hole but had to settle for par.

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