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But for those of us asking for the rice to mouth clothes to the children who do not know how to do this kite, so I ask his mother.
但对我们这些衣来伸手饭来张口的孩子们，根本不知道风筝该怎么做，所以我请教了妈妈。
Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain but for the heart to conquer it.
让我不乞求我的痛苦会静止，但求我的心能征服它，
I shall consider him at a later stage, but for the moment he is merely to be borne in mind.
我在后文里要讨论马克思，目前只须把他记住就是了。
In China's supposedly classless society it is a little bit of urban snobbery. But for how much longer?
在中国大致的社会等级中，这有点俗不可耐的城市气，可是还会持续多久呢？
Clarelowers her voice. "It's because for you none of it has happened yet, but for me, well, I've known you for a long time. "
克莱尔压低了声音说：“那是因为在你看来这些都没有发生过，但对我来说，我已经认识你很长时间了。”
But for me, a mother of two small children, it's not appropriate to me to do the kind of journalism that I did when I was a reporter.
但对我这样一个有两个孩子的母亲来说，做我以前通讯报道的工作是不合适了。
It is not for me to take it away, but for you to give it up.
那不应该是我带走的，而是你需要放弃的。
This text should bo written yesterday, but for some reason did not write, so the subject was yesterday named the date of it.
这篇博文本应该昨天写的，但由于一些原因没写成，所以题目就起名为昨天的日期了。
But for the man who shops for himself, Claiborne is taking no chances. The name Liz will not appear on any of her menswear labels.
但是，为男人开设自己的店铺，克莱本不愿意冒这个险。丽兹的名字能在她的任何男装标签中见到。
Maybe it was just a little affair for that auntie, but for me, it was a big thing.
也许对于那个阿姨来说，这只是小事一桩，但对于我来说，这绝不是小事。
When it stopped, the guards motioned for the men to get out but for me to stay put.
当车停下的时候，看守示意那两个男人下车，但却让我留在车上。
"But for now, I'd love to work in an air-conditioned office, " he said.
张说：“但是对于现在来说，我更希望能在一间有空调的办公室里工作。”
I haven't played as much, what with Van Persie coming back from injury, but for me, it's been a settling in period.
我没能打很多的比赛，因为范佩西走出了伤病阴影。但对于我自己来说，又是一段需要重新适应的过程。
It may seem to be one type in others' eyes, but for yourself it might be totally different.
在别人看来是一种样子，可在自己却可能是另一种样子。
But for a recent Mexican release it has turned out to be the best sort of publicity imaginable.
但是最近发行的一部墨西哥电影引起了可想见的的最大关注。
e. g. We hope to be able to change all this slowly, not so much for our sakes but for our children.
我们希望能慢慢改变这一切，不是为了我们自己，而是为了下一代。
But for his wife, he would never have been able to finish college.
要不是他的妻子，他是读不完大学的。
But for analysts and policymakers trying to gauge the chance of a catastrophic war, game theory offers a crucial insight.
但对于那些想了解爆发灾难性战争的可能性究竟有几成的分析人士来说，博弈理论可能提供了最为重要的视角。
God does not make a sunset glory in a moment, but for days may be massing the mist out of which He builds His palaces beautiful in the west.
神并非在片刻之间构成落日时的彩霞，他要经过好几天的积聚云雾，才在天的西边造成了那美丽的宫殿。
But for me, her protruding belly seems to tell me that she is too fat instead of expecting a baby.
（小声说）但是我觉得她突出的肚子应该是她太胖而不是她怀孕的关系。
Surrounded by the fields, it had no garden but for a few beds planted about its feet.
它的四周就是原野，没有花园，只在房子下面有几座花坛。
So there was nothing for it but for his mother to order preparations for yet another ball.
因此，没有别的办法，只好求他母亲吩咐再举行一次舞会。
But for that, I should not have moved hand or foot in such a wild enterprise in the dark.
要不是为了这个，我决不会动手动脚在黑暗中乱闯一场。
He had neither seen nor heard, but for all that he stopped an instant in his tracks.
他没有见到，也没有听到，可是尽管如此，他还是站住了一刹那。
I told him he could take his five bucks and cram it. I'm not working for money but for principle.
我告诉他说，他可以拿了他的5美元见鬼去吧。我是为原则而工作，不是为了钱。
Gretchen was sure she had seen the man somewhere before, but for the moment she couldn't place him.
格丽卿肯定她以前在什么地方见过这个人，可是眼下她却记不起来了。
He would have played but for a knee injury.
他要不是膝部有伤的话，就上场了。
It is never for the plot but for the characters in his books that we remember Dickens.
使狄更斯闻名的不是他在书中所构成的情节，而是他书中的人物。
I would be grateful if they would remember that but for me and my kind they wouldn't be here.
倘若他们能记住没有我和我的同类，她们就不会存在，我将感激不尽。
But for 15 years our concessions have been matched by obstruction.
十五年来，我们虽一再让步但却备受阻挠。
But for those brought up on a textbook definition of what a virus is, it is still a bit of a shock.
但是对那些受教科书定义教育的人来说，这就有点令人震惊了。
But for whatever goofy reason, the Rockets seem to have more confidence against the Spurs than against the physical Jazz.
但是，不管你有什么愚蠢的理由，地球人都知道火箭打马刺比打爵士更有信心。
It might have been a horribly disturbing experience but for the equally profound sensation of being a part of everything.
因为深感自己成为万物的一部分，所以这并非一种可怕的体验。
The fork was an ancient agricultural tool, but for centuries no one thought of eating with it.
叉子本是一种古老的农具，几个世纪以来，从没有人想到用它来吃东西。
Maya moved back and forth with her but for much of his schooling Barry chose to stay in the US with his grandparents.
玛雅跟着她来回迁徙，但是巴利选择跟外祖父母待在一起，在美国完成了大部分学业。
She had a little house of her own, a little garden too, this woman of whom I am going to tell you, but for all that she was not quite happy.
今天我要讲给大家听的是一个妇女的故事，她有自己的一间小屋和一个小花园，但她还是开心不起来。
Now the tears in her eyes spilled over -- tears, I knew, not only for a lost doll and a lost sister, but for a lost time.
此时，她眼中的泪水夺眶而出——我知道，那不仅是为了失去的玩具娃娃和小妹妹，而且也是为了失去的时光而流的眼泪。
Aim too high for people who like to challenge is good, but for most people it, instead more easily upset, it was easy to give up.
目标定得高些对于喜欢挑战的人来说有好处，但对于大多数普通人来说，反而比较容易灰心沮丧，很容易就放弃了。
But for one year now, we have had no inspections, no American boots on the ground in Russia able to protect American interests.
但现在已经一年了，我们还没有做任何检查，在俄罗斯境内的美国人也不能保护美国的利益。
If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.
若不减少那日子，凡有血气的，总没有一个得救的；只是为选民，那日子必减少了。
RVP can be excused, but for the rest of the team it was disappointing to see them waiting for the league simply to end.
范范的表现情有可原，但其他所有人的表现都令人失望，他们似乎都在等待赛季尽快结束。
Stay away from those types of women; another woman can sense it the moment she comes across someone not looking for love but for a hand out.
不要理这样的女人；旁观者能很快地感觉到这样的人不是因为爱，而是为了求乞。
This has been a strange season for Formula One; but for Massa it has been a year like no other.
这是一个奇怪的F1赛季；但对马萨来说与以往并无两样。
But, for a dose of healthy cooling to take place, it will have to hope the rest of the world saves it a messy task.
但要想让经济降温，中国将不得不寄希望于全球其它国家免去这项棘手的任务。
Yes, it's still good to be the center of attention, but for some reason the best place to get noticed in a bar is in the corner.
是的，这仍然是最引人注目的好，但由于某些原因要注意的最佳地点是在酒吧的角落。
But for really serious PMS pain, see your doctor, who might be able to prescribe a different medicine or birth control pills to help.
但是，如果疼痛特别严重，建议去看医生，医生可能会开一些不同的药方或者避孕药来缓解疼痛。
Much of the world rejoiced, but for Americans the end of that monstrous division in Berlin had a special significance.
全世界大部分地区欢欣鼓舞，而对美国人民来说，柏林那道恶魔般的分界线的结束还有着特殊的重要意义。
No, but for the length of the scene, she might have been.
不会，但是为了电影场景的聚焦，她会在那里。
EDF may yet become the dominant global supplier of nuclear energy, but for the moment the company is looking very French.
EDF或许会成为主导的核电国际供应商，但是当前这个公司看上去更法国。
You know, I can answer questions about my movie, but for me to come up and talk for 18 minutes is a really long time.
你知道，我可以回答关于电影的问题，但是如果让我上来滔滔不绝的讲18分钟，那真的是很难熬。
