但是

“但是为什么…？”她的声音细了下去。

' But why … ? ' Her voice tailed away .

我把问题重复了一遍，但是她仍没有回答。

I repeated the question , but she didn 't answer .

政变虽然流产，但是不久以后政府便垮台了。

The coup failed but the government fell shortly afterwards .

她说自己很快活，但是她的笑容很勉强。

She said she was enjoying herself but her smile was forced .

我们及早到了那里，但是迈克已经离开了。

We got there early but Mike had already left .

物价上涨了，但是工资并没有相应增加。

Prices have risen but wages have not risen proportionately .

他请求她嫁给他，但是她回绝了。

He asked her to marry him but she turned him down .

她钢琴弹得很自信，但是节奏掌握得不好。

She played the piano confidently but her timing was not good .

我很想去，但是我要上班。

I 'd love to come , only I have to work .

我们对结果感到失望，但是并未丧失信心。

We 're disappointed by these results but we 're not downhearted .

尽管她已尽心竭力，但是仍然找不到工作。

Despite her earnest efforts , she could not find a job .

她应该在8:30到这里，但是没有到。

She was to be here at 8.30 but she didn 't arrive .

我向他们提出一个合理建议，但是他们断然拒绝了。

I made them a reasonable offer but they turned it down flat .

我喜欢这部电影，但是觉得结尾很牵强。

I enjoyed the movie but I thought the ending was very weak .

我敲了门，但是没有人应门。

I knocked but there was no one around .

他试着跳舞，但是太笨拙，太别扭。

He tried to dance , but he was too clumsy and awkward .

这本书篇幅太长，但是很有知识性和趣味性。

The book is too long but , nonetheless , informative and entertaining .

他想顶嘴，但是忍住了。

He wanted to answer back , but he forbore from doing so .

校长絮絮叨叨地谈着考试结果，但是谁也没有听进去。

The principal waffled on about exam results but no one was listening .

我们虽然缓慢但是在稳步前进。

We are making slow but steady progress .

这工作需要花费很大力气，但是值得。

The job involves a lot of hard work but it 's worth it .

警察花了一天时间搜查他的办公室，但是没有发现什么情况。

The police spent the day poking around in his office but found nothing .

我本不想移居国外，但是比尔把我给说服了。

I didn 't want to move abroad but Bill talked me into it .

罢工不太可能，但是某种形式的不合作正在酝酿之中。

A strike is unlikely , but some forms of non-cooperation are being considered .

这话听起来很有道理，但是你真正全面考虑过没有？

That sounds fine in theory , but have you really thought it through ?

我这话可能多余，但是不投入更多资金，项目就难以为继。

I may be stating the obvious but without more money the project cannot survive .

她要求别打扰她，但是摄影记者到处都跟着她。

She 's asked to be left alone but the press photographers follow her everywhere .

我不是要多管闲事，但是他什么时候要离开呢？

I don 't mean to stickybeak , but when is he going to leave ?

警察追踪抢劫犯到了机场，但是后来却失去了他们的踪迹。

The police followed the robbers to the airport but then the trail went cold .

尽管我愿意帮忙，但是没有多少时间。

While I am willing to help , I do not have much time available .