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He had come to Washington, not as a common carpetbagger, but a man well known.
他来到华盛顿时，不是以寻常的外来政客的身份,而是作为一位名人。

The pistol was positioned where I couldn't help but see it...
手枪放在我抬眼就能看见的地方。

English food can be wonderful but the normal English diet is abominable.
英国也有美食，只是一般的日常饮食太过糟糕。

He made a concerted effort to win me away from my steady, sweet but boring boyfriend.
他费尽心思想把我从我那稳健、温柔但却有些乏味的男朋友身边抢走。

The strikers may have won the battle, but they lost the war.
罢工者们虽胜犹败。

It sounds difficult, but compared to full-time work it was a cinch.
这听上去有难度，可是比起全职工作来，就是小意思了。

She's not feminist with a capital F but she's fairly controversial.
她不是个真正意义上的女权主义者,但却是个颇具争议的人物。

Sonia might not speak the English language well, but then who did?
索尼娅的英语也许说得不好，但谁又说得好呢？

I will be anything but quiet on Saturday night!...
星期六的晚上我根本静不下心来！

I know you're above me socially, but I must say I find your attitude offensive...
我明白你的社会地位比我高，但我得说我觉得你的态度很粗鲁。

I'd understood the words, but I didn't, as it were, understand the question.
字面的意思我懂了，但是可以说我并不能理解这个问题。

I wanted to sort out this problem with him, but it was like banging my head against a brick wall.
我曾想跟他把这个问题给解决了，但结果徒劳无功。

Most tennis is played on hard courts, but a substantial amount is played on clay...
多数网球比赛在硬地球场上举行，不过也有相当数量的比赛在红土球场上进行。

You had a close shave, but you knew when you accepted this job that there would be risks.
你这次侥幸脱险，不过在接受这项工作的时候，你就知道会有一些危险。

Whenever possible, suggest she talks about it but be aware she may bite your head off for your trouble.
找机会建议她谈谈这事儿，但是小心她可能会因为你多事儿而大发雷霆。

The houses were set afire but there were only minor injuries to seven personnel...
房子着火了，但是只有7位职员受轻伤。

But instead of ending in agreement, the talks broke up in acrimony at the end of the week.
但是到这个周末，谈判非但没有达成协议反而在唇枪舌剑中不欢而散。

It's a case of not what you know but who you know in this world today and qualifications quite go by the board.
在当今这个世界，重要的不是你知道什么而是你认识谁，能力才干根本派不上用场。

It was small but heavy enough to make it awkward to carry...
它虽然小，但很重，不便携带。

...but the last word belonged to Rosanne.
但是最终决定权在罗莎娜手里

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