The doctors will operate if necessary—but it may not come to that.

必要时医生会施行手术，但也许还不致如此。

Wilbur says he's not a coward, but that he's philosophically opposed to war.

威尔伯说他不是个懦夫，但他在哲学观念上反对战争。

It is not the primary tumour that kills, but secondary growths elsewhere in the body.

致命的并不是原发肿瘤，而是在身体其他部位的继发。

A lot of the stuff in the story is not true, but I have to say that where there's smoke there's fire.

故事中有许多事情都不是真的，但我不得不说，无风不起浪。

I'm not a cook myself but I am interested in nutrition and all that.

我本人不是厨师，但我对营养之类的事感兴趣。

My French is okay, but not that good.

我的法语还行，但也没有特别好。

Whales are descended not from hippos but from that distant wolf-like creatures.

鲸鱼不是河马的后代，而是来自古老的类似狼的生物。

I was earning a lot of money, but that was not the issue.

我是挣着很多钱，但那不是问题的关键。

He was through with sports, not because he had to be but because he wanted it that way.

他放弃体育运动了，不是因为他非放弃不可，而是因为他想要那样。

Most electronics companies have not done well this year, but ours is the exception that proves the rule.

今年多数电子公司都不景气，而我们公司却是普遍中的例外。

Ah, but that may not be true.

不过嘛，那可能不是真的。

You think I did it deliberately, but I assure you (that) I did not.

你认为这是我故意干的，不过我向你保证不是的。

My family insisted that I should not give in, but stay and fight.

我家人坚持认为我不应该屈服，而应该留下来斗争。

Weather conditions were poor, but he did not delay his departure on that account.

天气不好，但他并没有因此延期起程。

The situation is not good but we live in hope that it will improve.

情况不好，但我们依然希望会好转。

I would normally suggest taking time off work, but in this instance I'm not sure that would do any good.

我通常会建议休假，但就这个情况而言，我不敢保证休假会有什么好处。

We have discussed privatization, but we would prefer not to go down that particular road.

我们已经讨论了私有化问题，但不想采用这种方法。

The upshot is that we have lots of good but not very happy employees.

令人意想不到的结果是，我们有许多优秀但却不快乐的雇员。

It'd be good to be there, but I'm not that fussed.

去那里当然好，不过我无所谓。

In the movies guns kill people instantly, but it's not like that in real life.

电影中，枪能使人在瞬间毙命，而实际情况并非如此。

I grant you (that) it looks good, but it's not exactly practical.

我承认你说的，它好看，可并不实用。

What really sets Mr. Thaksin apart is that he comes not from Southern China, but from northern Thailand.

真正使他信先生与众不同的是他并非来自中国南方，而是来自泰国北方。

Witnesses said that two people were killed, but those accounts could not be confirmed.

目击者说两人遇害，但那些说法都没法得到证实。

Capitalize all proper nouns but not the articles (a, an) that precede them.

把所有的专有名词大写，它们之前的冠词(a, an)则不用。

I am not good at soccer, but that evening it was wonderful.

我不擅长足球，但那天晚上踢得棒极了。

But it's not like that in Japan!

但是在日本可不是这样！

I understand that the picture does not always show the real color, but it should not be that different.

我知道这幅画并不总是显示出真正的颜色，但它也不应该有那么大的不同。

He pretended not to care but that remark gave away his real opinion on the matter.

他假装不在乎，但那句话暴露了他对这件事的真实看法。

Oh—but we should not like that at all!

噢——可是我们一点也不喜欢那样！

But not all athletes are that lucky.

但是，并非所有的运动员都那么幸运。