but now

The old tramlines are still there but now no trams run on them.

昔日的电车轨道还在，却没有电车在上面运行了。

She was ill but now she is well again.

她生病了,不过现在已经康复了.

Her childhood passion for collecting has not dimmed, but now she is more discerning.

她孩提时培养起的对收藏的痴迷丝毫未减，现在只是变得更有眼力了。

The two didn't get along in the past but now they hit it off well.

过去他俩不大对头,现在却合得来了.

There was a time when Liverpool players never seemed to get injured, but now they are going down like ninepins.

利物浦队的队员一度似乎怎么都不会受伤，但现在一倒就倒了一片。

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。

He was a big man in his forties; once he had a lot of muscle but now he was running to seed.

他 40 多岁时很魁梧，曾经肌肉发达，但如今身体逐渐衰弱了。

I was born in the East, but now live in San Francisco.

我出生在东部，但现住在旧金山。

She was an atheist but now she says she's seen the light.

她本来是个无神论者,可是现在她说自己的信仰改变了.

But now high level delegations will reopen talks that broke up earlier this year.

但现在高层代表团将恢复今年早些时候终止的对话。

The boss came back from holiday all relaxed and smiling, but now he's reverting to type.

老板刚度假回来时十分随和,满面笑容, 现在又恢复原样了.

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。

We have been cutting back a bit: we did have thirteen horses, but now it's nine.

我们已经作了一些削减：原来我们是有13匹马，现在只有9匹。

I was very angry with him, but now I feel I've got it out of my system.

我当时很生他的气，不过现在我感觉气已经消了。

Anne has been ill but now she's back in circulation.

安妮一直生病，但现在又回来参加社交活动了。

At first he was a little shy in class, but now he acts more natural.

他起初在班里有点害羞, 不过现在自然多了.

She told me not to repeat it, but now I don't suppose it matters

她曾告诉我不要再重蹈覆辙，但这下我认为已经无关紧要了。

He used to be very shy, but now he's gone to the opposite extreme.

他以前很腼腆，现在却走向了另一个极端。

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。

The two countries fought a border war a decade ago, but now they are mending fences.

10年前两国曾进行过边境战争，但现在正在重修旧好。

He was formerly a worker, but now he is a manager of a shop.

他曾经是个工人，可现在他是一家商店的经理。

She told me not to repeat it, but now I don't suppose it matters.

她曾告诉我不要再重蹈覆辙，但这下我认为已经无关紧要了。

Business may have been a little slow at first, but now we're cooking with gas!

一开始也许生意不大景气, 不过我们现在卻红红火火!

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

一开始非常好，但现在可就难了。

It has been hard to adjust but now I'm getting satisfaction from my work.

适应虽然艰难，但是现在我已逐渐从工作中获得了满足。

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。

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.

She was never interested in fitness before but now she's been bitten by the bug.

她以前从来不在乎健身，现在她却着了迷。

They'd been a dejected lot when he'd arrived at the shipyard, but now they sparkled with enthusiasm.

他刚到船厂时，他们曾是一群垂头丧气的人，现在的他们却热情洋溢。

The morning began fine, but now clouds are banking up.

早晨开始是晴天, 可是现在乌云密布.