It's not considered good style to start a sentence with 'but'.

人们认为，一句话用but开头不是好的文风。

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It's a really good idea to visit colleges before you apply because their websites can all start to look and sound the same.

在申请大学之前去看看学校真的是个好主意，因为学校的网站看起来和听起来都是一样的。

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It's important to give a good impression from the start.

从一开始就给人留下好印象是很重要的。

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But as she watches her students run through the woods,she smiles, and says it's a good start.

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And sometimes it's not good to repeat it too often; then you start to become unhinged.

有时重复太多遍也不太好;,你会开始变得神经错乱。

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And you know it's not the necessarily a good idea to do it, you start with "The thing is".

你心里清楚这么做并不一定是个好主意，你就可以用“The thing is”来回答他们。

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"It's been a good start to the season for me and I suppose it's good that my new contact talks are coming up, " he said.

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It's hardly a "hack, " considering the SD card is completely unprotected, but it's a good start.

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"It's far too early to be drawing definitive conclusions this early in the financial year, but it's a good start: net borrowing is lower than in April last year, the current budget position is better, receipts growth is very buoyant and spending is subdued, " said Investec economist Philip Shaw.

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