She tried the door, but it was locked.

她推了推那扇门，但门锁着。

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I tried the dress on but it didn't fit.

我试穿了那连衣裙，但不合身。

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It's a long shot, but it just might work.

没有什么把握，但也许行得通。

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The answer to the problem caused a little trouble for my father,I imagine, but it was perfect in my opinion.

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It's mortality that gives it that sense of ephemeral value, but it's also mortality that threatens to cancel it out altogether.

因为逃不过必死的结局所以给了美朝生暮死的价值，但必死性也可能带来全盘出局的威胁。

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But it's good for me. It's... And it makes me appreciate coming home so much more, so it's good.

这里非常适合我。让我更加珍惜回家的时光，这一点非常好。

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But it no longer owns Southern Cross, having floated it on the stock market in 2006.

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It's all complicated about formula, but it should help with the supply, he is saying.

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That may have been good economic policy, but it hardly promoted uniform accounting standards.

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