可是

It is strange, and yet it is true.

奇怪, 可真的。

However, Bassy did not even touch the hook.

可，巴斯并没有碰到鱼钩。

They tried artificial respiration but it was of no avail.

他试做人工呼吸,可无效。

The play was a tragedy, but the acting was laughable.

戏悲剧,可演得却令人发笑。

They pretend to be so right-on, but are they really?

他假装关心时事，可真的吗？

She’s only fourteen, but she swears like a trooper.

她只有十四岁，可脏话。

He is intelligent, to be sure, but he’s also very lazy.

他固然聪明， 可也很懒惰。

He strained every sinew to help us, but didn’t succeed.

他全帮助我,可没有成功。

We drove past a signpost I couldn’t read.

我驶过一块路标, 可我读不懂。

I had a stab at fishing once but I found it boring.

我曾尝试过钓鱼，可发现很枯燥。

We’ve bent over backwards to help the child, but she refuses to cooperate.

我帮助这个女孩，可她拒绝合作。

Their hands blistered, but no one complained.

他手起了泡, 可没有一个人有怨言。

The man lashed the donkey but it would not go any faster.

这人用鞭子抽驴，可它再也跑不快了。

They made a belated attempt to save her life.

他图挽救她的生命,可已经太迟了。

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

早晨开始晴天, 可现在乌云密布。

Here's the glove for my left hand but where's the companion?

这里我左手的手套可右手的在哪里呢?

Who do you admire most? That's a toughie.

你最钦佩的人谁？这可个难题。

It was only a small gift but Phil was as pleased as anything with it.

只一件小礼物，可菲尔高兴得跟什么似的。

Her lectures are very useful, but they’re dry as dust.

她讲的课很有用，可却乏味得死。

I have keyed this sentence three times, and it's still wrong!

我把这个句子输入了三次, 可仍然不对。