我打电话给利兹，但她不在家。
She listens but she never joins in.
她只是听，但从来不发表意见。
It's slightly kooky, but I love it.
这有点怪，但我喜欢。
He observes keenly, but says little.
他观察敏锐，但言语寥寥。
I didn't want to go but he insisted.
我并不想去，但他硬要我去。
Cars allowed, but parking is limited.
汽车可以得到，但是停车位是有限的。
He whistled, surprised but not shocked.
他吹了声口哨，有些惊讶，但并不震惊。
Daisy called her daffy, but goodhearted.
黛茜说她傻乎乎的，但心肠很好。
He performed well but not outstandingly.
他表演得很好，但算不上完美。
I've heard rumours, but nothing definite.
我听到一些流言，但都不确定。
She's delirious, but has lucid intervals.
她神志昏乱，但有时清醒。
But what if the government takes no heed?
但要是政府不理会该怎么办呢？
But this does not vitiate his scholarship.
但这不会威胁到他的奖学金。
You may not like it but advertising sells.
你可以不喜欢广告，但它能促销。
Her parents are separated but not divorced.
她父母分居但没离婚。
She pressed the button but nothing happened.
她按下按钮，但什么反应也没有。
Flowers appeared, but fruits failed to form.
开了花，但没有结果。
I agreed, but only because I was frightened.
我同意了，但只是因为我受到了恐吓。
She felt nothing but hatred for her attacker.
她对攻击她的人只有恨。
The prisoners attempted an escape, but failed.
囚犯企图逃跑，但失败了。
The doctor demurred, but Piercey was insistent.
医生表示异议，但是皮尔西坚持不懈。
His name's Hiroshi but everyone calls him Hiro.
他名叫广志，但人们都称他广。
She is British but also has German connections.
她是英国人，但也有德国亲戚。
I repeated the question, but she didn't answer.
我把问题重复了一遍，但是她仍没有回答。
She's expert at making cheap but stylish clothes.
她擅长做便宜但雅致的服装。
Sales still happen, but buyers are more selective.
销售仍在进行,但买家更挑剔了。
'Bitter' collocates with 'tears' but 'sour' does not.
bitter可与tears搭配，而sour则不可。
The team members have different but complementary skills.
队员技术不同但能互补。
Moulded plastic is almost indestructible, but scuffs easily.
注塑几乎弄不坏，但容易磨损。
It is language intended not to reveal but to conceal, not to communicate but to obfuscate.
用这种语言的意图不是公开而是隐瞒，不是解释而是混淆。
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