但现在

• She found the job difficult at first , but now she is really getting into her stride .
  起初她觉得这工作很难，但现在已驾轻就熟了。
• It took me a while to learn the rules of the game but i think i have got them taped now .
  我用了些时间学习游戏规则，但现在已经掌握了。
• He was once a leading figure in the community , but now he has become a figure of fun .
  他原是该社区的头面人物，但现在成了人们取笑的对象。
• Salesman : we had some shoes like those a month ago , but we have not any now .
  售货员：一个月前我们有一些象那样的鞋，但现在一双也没有了。
• She used to be so quiet , but now she is really coming out of her shell and chatting to everyone .
  她一向沉默寡言，但现在可真活了，跟谁都能谈得来。
• The two had progressed to use first names-at first a touch awkwardly, but by now with ease .
  两个人甚至发展到以本名相称--开始有点尴尬，但现在很自然了。
• Some recent commentators do not seem to have adequately grasped the motivation of this word, however .
  但现在某些评论者似乎没有完全把握住该词的内在含义。
• When we first moved in, our neighbors seemed cold and unfriendly, but now we are sold on them .
  我们刚搬进去时，邻居们似乎很冷淡，不友好，但现在我们很喜欢他们。
• Now, after the unneutral behavior of the un in the congo problem, this was no longer possible .
  但现在由于联合国在刚果问题上采取了非中立的态度这已经成为不可能了。
• You can do a great many things if you're rich which would be severely criticized if you were poor .
  有许多事，你穷的时候做，会受到严厉的指责，但现在你有了钱，你都可以做。