中英惯用短语:
  • n.  她然什麽也没说, 但我已意识到她不喜欢这个主意.   she didn't like the idea
  • n.  她然在那儿住了十年, 村里人仍视她如外人.   Although she's lived there for ten years, the villagers still treat her as an outsider
  • adj.  她然年事已高, 但记忆并未模糊.   Old age hasn't dimmed her memory
  • v.  她然很疼痛, 但还是硬把眼泪抑制住了.   Although in pain, she bravely blinked back her tears
  • adj.  她然觉得身体不舒服, 但仍然去上班了.   Although she felt ill, she still went to work
  • n.  她然身有残疾, 却是个游泳好手.   She swims well despite her disabilities
  • adv.  她然非常害怕, 但表面上还是显得很镇静.   Though badly frightened, she appeared outwardly calm
  •   尽管, 虽然   all be it
  • conj.  尽管,虽然   although
  • conj.  尽管,虽然   though
  • adv.  尽管如此, =nevertheless, 仍然, 可是, 不过(亦作nonetheless), 然如此, 但是   nonetheless
  • v.  我们彼此非常了解, 然有时候也有一些分歧.   one another, even if we don't always agree
  • adj.  我们算不上关系密切, 但还常见面.   We're not exactly on intimate terms, but we see each other fairly often
  • v.  我们还是要把他造就成优秀的足球运动员(然他现在还不是).   We'll make a footballer of him yet, ie turn him into a good footballer despite the fact that he is not a good one now
  • n.  我的论文写了一页, 这然不多, 但算是开了个头了.   it's not much but it's a start
  • adj.  我孑然一身, 但从不感孤寂.   I live all alone but I never feel lonely