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- 1. He would have played but for a knee injury.
- 他要不是膝部有伤的话，就上场了。
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- 2. Victims want to see justice done not just for themselves, but for the greater good of society.
- 受害者们希望看到正义得到伸张，这不仅是为了他们自己, 也是为了社会更大的利益。
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- 3. Students have played an important role in the past, but for the moment, they're on the margins.
- 学生们过去发挥了重要的作用，但现在，他们不再重要了。
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- 4. There's still another ten minutes of the game to go, but for practical purposes it's already over.
- 比赛虽然还有十分钟，但实际上等于已经结束了。
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- 5. Said she, "but for flesh and blood."
- 她说：“而是为了血和肉。”
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- 6. We wouldn't have been there but for him.
- 要不是他，我们就不会到那里去了。
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- 7. But for most, this is just not possible.
- 但对大多数人来说，这是不可能的。
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- 8. But for real trees, it's harder to uproot.
- 但对于真正的树木来说，连根拔起就更难了。
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- 9. But for that, Injun Joe never would have suspected.
- 要不是那样，印第安·乔决不会起疑心。
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- 10. I am but an archangel; but for him I should be pope!
- 我不过是个大天使；要不是他，我就当教皇了！
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- 11. I'm skipping dinner, but for a midnight snack, I'm having a milk shake.
- 我不吃晚饭了，但是夜宵的话我想喝点奶昔。
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- 12. But for the well-made play, even the exposition had to be logical, believable.
- 但对于制作精良的剧本来说，即使是叙述部分也必须合乎逻辑、可信。
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- 13. It turned out she bought the same sweater as I did but for a much lower price.
- 结果她买了和我一样的毛衣，但价格要低得多。
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- 14. But for teachers, deciding how to teach specialist English is not always so easy.
- 但对于教师来说，决定如何教授专业英语并不总是那么容易。
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- 15. Many of the things we now benefit from would not be around but for Thomas Edison.
- 要不是爱迪生的发明，今天我们身边享用的很多东西都将不会存在。
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- 16. In other words, poor and rich both over-exploit the natural world, but for different reasons.
- 换句话说，穷国和富国都过度开发自然世界，但二者出于不同的原因。
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- 17. But for Frank's Bike Shop, a small business on Grand St., the bike-share program has been bad news.
- 但对于弗兰克在格兰德街开的这家小型自行车店来说，自行车共享计划是个坏消息。
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- 18. That depends on many things, but for purposes of illustration, I have run some estimates for Montreal.
- 这取决于很多因素，但为了便于说明，我对蒙特利尔市做了一些估算。
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- 19. As the great contemporary poet and dramatist Ben Jonson said, "He was not of an age, but for all time."
- 正如伟大的同时代诗人和剧作家本·琼森所说：“他不属于一个时代，而属于所有时代。”
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- 20. I might not have particularly remembered this but for a similar thing which happened on another occasion.
- 要不是同样的事在别的场合发生过，我可能不会特别记住这件事。
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- 21. It was crucial that our daughter was part of that experience, not just for her, but for Linda and me as well.
- 让我们的女儿成为那段经历的一部分是至关重要的，不仅对她，对琳达和我也是如此。
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- 22. The access codes may be another financial headache for students, but for textbook businesses, they're the future.
- 对学生来说，访问码可能在经济上又是一大压力，但对教科书行业来说，它们是未来的发展方向。
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- 23. Porosity is important for water-storage capacity, but for water to flow through rocks, the pore spaces must be connected.
- 孔隙度对地层储水能力尤为重要，但要让水能够从岩石中流出，孔隙之间必须相互连通。
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- 24. I'm not afraid for me, but for the baby.
- 我担心的不是自己，而是婴儿。
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- 25. The square was empty but for a couple of cabs.
- 除了几辆出租汽车外，广场上空空如也。
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- 26. He tried to speak, but for once, his voice had left him.
- 他试图说话，但这一次，他已说不出声。
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- 27. But for now, she is in the grip of a blind, unfocused anger.
- 但是现在，她正被一股盲目的无目标的怒气控制着。
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- 28. There was dead silence but for a fly beating against the glass.
- 若没有一只苍蝇在扑打着玻璃，便是一片死寂。
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- 29. I was sure she knew the answer but for some reason she hung back.
- 我敢保证她知道答案，但不知为什么她不敢说出来。
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- 30. I'm changing my email address but for the meantime you can use the old one.
- 我要更换电邮地址，不过那个旧的暂时也还可以用。
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- I like most cities, but for me New York is (the) tops.
一般的城市我都很喜欢，但最喜欢纽约。
- The sale was supposed to last for a week, but for all practical purposes it's over.
减价销售原来预料要持续一周，然而实际上现在已经结束了。
- This vase would be perfect but for a few small flaws in its base.
这花瓶底部没有那几个小斑点就十全十美了。
- But for the safety-belt I wouldn't be alive today.
若没有安全带，我就不能活到今天。
- But for the note you left, I would have forgotten to close the door.
倘非你留的条子我就忘记关门了。
- But for the rain we would have had a nice holiday.
要不是因为下雨，我们的假日一定过得很惬意。
- But for music (=Were it not for music), life would be dull.
要不是音乐，人生会很无聊。
- But for your advice, I should have failed.
要不是你的忠告，我会失败的。
