但是 的英文翻译

at the same time

but

whereas

yet

但是 的中文句子和英文句子

他竭尽全力想得到那份工作，但是没有成功。

He strained every nerve to get the post, but was unsuccessful.


警方释放了他，但是没有把护照还给他，这是有特殊用意的。

The police released him but, significantly, they didn't give him back his passport.


但是我们彼此合作的领域还在不断增加。我们已经商定在贸易、技术、投资以及科学与管理专门知识的交流等方面更密切地合作。

But the areas of our mutual cooperation continue to expand. We have already agreed to cooperate more closely in trade, technology, investment, and exchanges of scientific and managerial expertise.


我知道，他们过去那样冷落我们，至今仍然令人气愤，但是现在我们应该把它置之脑后，因为我们必须同这些人合作。

I know the way we were snubbed still rankles, but it's got to be put behind us now. We must cooperate with these people.


他聪明是聪明，但是没有干劲，做事不会成功。

He is clever but he won't succeed because he lacks drive.


尽管这封信是写给你的，但是我冒昧地看过了。

I took the liberty of reading the letter, even though it was addressed to you.


我比较了复印件和原件，但是差别不是很大。

I compared the copy with the original, but there was not much difference.


我以为我已经有矛盾之处作了辩解，但是他掌握了确凿的数字，因此当他把控我说谎时，我毫无招架之势。

I thought I had explained away the discrepancy but he had the actual figure and so I left myself wide open to a charge of telling lies.


虽然富人和穷人住在一起，但是条件相差极为悬殊。

Rich and poor live side by side but in conditions of extraordinary disparity.


商业信函必须是正式的，但是写信给朋友应写得自然一些。

Business letters must always be formal, but we should write in a natural way to friends.