She was ill but now she is well again.

He was dry for years but now he's back on the booze.

他已戒酒多年,但现在又开始喝了.

He used to be a pilot but now he has a desk job .

他曾是飞行员，但现在做办公室工作。

We had lots before but now we've run out.

我们以前有很多，但是现在已经用完了。

It was great to begin with but now it's difficult.

一开始非常好，但现在可就难了。

My own eyes had felt heavy-lidded, but now I was wide awake.

我自己刚才也觉得眼睛都快睁不开了，不过现在我清醒得很。

They held themselves aloof, not in a sky, but rather in an independent way.

她们偏偏不理不睬, 并非怕羞, 却是自己很有主意的样子.

He was no mere creature of circumstance, but rather a prime moving force in history.

他不仅是一位时势造成的英雄, 更是一种主要的历史动力.

In reality the earth is not exactly spherical but rather shaped somewhat like a flattened ellipsoid.

实际上地球不是精确的球形,而有点象一扁椭球.

He had a slouch, his face was red , his nose long but rather pleasing.

他戴着一顶阔软边呢帽, 红红的脸, 长长的鼻子长得很可爱.

The moon doesn't describe a circle round the earth, but rather an ellipse.

月球绕地球运行的轨道不是浑圆的, 而是椭圆的.

Creative advertising need not be bad or destructive , but rather it can be contemporary.

创造性的广告并非定是不好或具有破坏性的,相反, 它符合时代进步的要求.

It's an interesting book but rather far-fetched.

这本书很有趣,只是太离奇了点.

He was no better, but rather grew worse.

他的病情未见好转, 反而更恶化了.

Sheila is very clever but rather backward in expressing her ideas.

希拉很聪明,然而在表达思想时却有些腆.

He has a strong body, but rather thin legs.

他躯干粗壮, 但腿却很瘦.

Strictly speaking, they shouldn't be called philosophers, but rather'philophilosophers.'

严格讲起来, 他们不该叫哲学家Philophilosophers, 该叫‘哲学家学家’philophilosophers. ”

She was no better, but rather grew worse.

她的病情不但没好转, 反而恶化了.

Sometimes the hardest part isn't letting go, but rather, learning to start over.--Nicole Sobon

有时最难的并非放下过去，而是学会重新开始。

Her advice includes perfectly true but rather fulsome pearls of wisdom.

她的建议中有完全正确的金玉良言，但有过于恭维之嫌。

She would have fallen but that I caught her.

如果不是我抓住她,她就会跌倒了.