1. (contrastive) from another point of view;

   "on the other hand, she is too ambitious for her own good"
   "then again, she might not go"
   

1. 但另一方面：but that 若非 |butthen 但另一方面 |but 但是

2. 不过：he may not be very bright,but he is hard-working : 他可能不是很聪明,但很努力 |butthen : 不过 | she isn't Englishbut American : 她不是英国人而是美国人

3. 话说回来了：心不给你身体就不可能给你before she gave you her heart. | 话说回来了But,then | 一旦她把心给你once she gives you her heart

4. but then

4. 不过;在另一方面：83.but for 若非,要不是 | 84.butthen不过;在另一方面 | 85. by all means 当然;必定

1. but then the Yugoslav made his big mistake.
   但另一方面南斯拉夫犯了他的大错误。
2. Yes, but on the other hand, TV makes people passive and lazy.
   是的，但另一方面，电视使人变得被动和懒惰。
3. And then we will do the wisest thing of all.
   然而，我们将采取最为明智的做法。
4. But the movement of knowledge does not end here.
   然而认识运动至此还没有完结。

工作

A：Did you get the job?
你得到那份工作了吗？

but then

B：Yes, I’ll be working in the development department.
是的，我将在发展部工作。

A：Did you meet your boss?
你见过老板了吗？

B：Just briefly. She seemed nice.
只是简单地见了一面。她看上去不错。

but then

A：Will you have to work overtime?
你需要加班吗？

B：Sometimes. They said I should expect to work overtime once or twice a month.
有时需要，他们说我一个月可能会加一俩次班。

but then的翻译

A：Is it paid or unpaid?
有加班费吗？

B：It’s unpaid,but I canthen take an extra day off. So, if I work an extra 8 hours on a Thursday night, I can take Friday off.
没有。但是我可以调休一天，也就是说，如果我周四晚上多工作了八个小时，周五就可以休息一天。

but then

A：That’s alright. It might be tiring,butthen you can at least have a three-day holiday.
那还好，可能会比较疲劳，但之后就可以享受至少三天的假期了。

B：I think it’s great.
我觉得这样也挺好的。

A：How about your daily office hours?
你白天的工作时间是怎样的？

B：It’s just a 9-5 job, with a 30 minute lunch break.
朝九晚五，中午有30 分钟的午休时间。

A：Did you meet your other colleagues?
你见过其他同事了吗？

B：I met the people from my department. They all seemed nice.
见过我这个部门的了，他们看上去都很好。

but then的解释

A：Do you have an office?
你有自己的办公室吗？

but then

B：Not yet. For now, I have to sit in a cubicle.
还没有，现在只能坐在格子间里。

A：How do you feel about that?
感觉怎么样？

B：I’m not ecstatic about it,but if nothing else, it will motivate me to work harder so I can get an office!
不是太满意，但是如果没有其它选择，这倒可以激励我努力工作，那样就能有自己的办公室了。

A：You’re always looking on the bright side of things!
你总是看到事物好的一面。

健康与健身

A：I don’t know what to do! I’ve been dieting for months and I just can’t seem to lose any weight!
我不知道做什么！我节食已经有好几个月了。好像还不能减少体重！

B：Are you doing any exercise?
你在做一些锻炼吗？

but then

A：No, if I exercise, I get hungry, andthen I end up eating too much.
没有，如果我锻炼我会感觉饿，结果是我会吃得更多。

B：I think that might be your problem.
我认为那可能就是你的问题。

A：Really? Why?
真的吗？为什么？

B：Well, if you want to lose weight and keep it off, you need to exercise as well as watch what you eat.If you don’t eat enough, your body will start going into starvation mode.
唔，如果你想减体重并保持住，除了注意饮食外你必须锻炼。假如你不吃饱，你的身体会开始处于饥饿状态。

but then的反义词

A：So, what do you think I should do?
那么你认为我该怎么做？

B：You should make sure to eat at least three meals a day. And, you make sure to eat a balanced diet—dairy, fruit, vegetables, meat or fish, and carbohy drates, like bread and pasta.
你应该保证每天至少吃三顿饭，然后你应该保证均衡每日饮食，包括乳制品、水果、蔬菜、肉或鱼以及碳水化合物，像面包和意大利面。

A：But I heard that if you just eat fruits and vegetables, you would lose weight quickly.
但是我听说假如你光吃水果和蔬菜泥会很快减下重量。

but then的解释

B：You might at first,butthen you’ll get hungry and tired and you won’t be able to do much.
这只是在开始，然后你就会感觉饥饿、疲倦，然后不能做太多的事情。

A：Maybe you’re right. I have been hungry and tired--and grumpy lately?
也许你说的对，我近来感觉饥饿、疲倦，脾气也不好！