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I walked along Broadway, deserted but for the occasional cab.

我沿着百老汇走，街上除偶尔经过的出租车几乎空无一人。

People criticize television, but for children it’s a mine of information.

人们对电视持批评态度，但是对孩子而言，电视是信息之源。

But for being a little out at elbows, I should have bought this dress.

要不是手头有些紧的话, 我早就买下这件衣服。

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, 然而实际上已经结束。

The spiritual knowledge of Anthroposophy affords the true foundations, not only for spiritual and mental education, but for physical.

人学不仅精力教育，同时也体育教育奠定。

Japan offers a temptingly quick cheap break, but—for foreigners—little or no enforceable contact with the kids thereafter, notes Jeremy Morley, a New York-based “international divorce strategist”.

在日本，离婚手续很快就可办妥，但来自纽约的“跨国婚姻离婚战略家”杰里米-莫雷指出，对于外国人来说，离婚后就几乎要强行断绝与子女的联系。

But for benzene, when treated with SDM-A there was a turning point in its adsorption isotherm, which corresponding to the dividing point between monomolecular and multimolecular layer adsorption.

在用SDM-A处理苯的吸附时，出现折线形的吸附等温线，折线的转折点正好是单分子层吸附与多分子层吸附的分界点。

The in situ rock stress prevents the rise of confined water and water inrush for thick floor aquifuge,but for thin floor aquifuge the in situ rock stress wo.

介绍水力压裂应力测量的原理现场测量结果,论述煤层底板隔水层带的阻水机理承压水沿煤层上升的机理,以及原岩应力、水压与裂隙扩展的关系。

But, for a purified mind, to keep away from egocentrism (instinct react of bad habits), and to keep humanity, love, good will, delight and impartiality is a natural thing.

但是，对一个清净的心而言，时时保持不执著（不起习性反应），充满爱心，慈悲，善念，喜悦，平等心，是非常自然的事。