1·He sounded sincere, but then, he always did.
他听起来很诚恳，不过，话说回来，他一贯如此。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·We might buy it but then again we might not.
我们可能买，不过也可能不买。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·She was early, but then again, she always is.
她到得早，不过话又说回来了，她总是早到。
—— 《牛津词典》
4·She did a year at college, but then dropped out.
她在大学读了一年书，但后来就辍学了。
—— 《牛津词典》
5·Everything was going well but then we hit trouble.
原本一切都进行得很顺利，但后来我们遇到了麻烦。
—— 《牛津词典》
6·He was a fine young man, but then so had his father been.
他是个不错的年轻人，不过他父亲也曾是这样。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
7·I was really embarrassed, but then I saw the funny side of it.
我确实感到尴尬，但接着我发现了事情好笑的一面。
—— 《牛津词典》
8·My husband spends hours in the bathroom, but then again so do I.
我丈夫总在浴室泡数小时，不过话说回来，我也一样。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
9·He appeared unimpressed; but then, unimpressed was his default state.
他看似不为所动，但是，不为所动就是他的原样。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
10·I think it's an excellent article, but then I'm prejudiced—I wrote it.
我认为那篇文章相当出色；不过，我有些偏心—那是我写的嘛！
—— 《牛津词典》
1·I think it's an excellent article, but then I'm prejudiced—I wrote it.
我认为那篇文章相当出色；不过，我有些偏心—那是我写的嘛！
—— 《牛津词典》
2·"That would be grand, certainly," said Alice thoughtfully, "but then--I shouldn't be hungry for it, you know."
“那太好了，”爱丽丝想了想说，“不过，我不应该为它挨饿，你知道。”
3·But then, too, the question of "when" will be moot.
不过，关于“何时”的问题将也是没有实际意义的。
4·But then you'll miss the magnificent view.
不过，你会因此错过那壮观的风景。
5·But then it always does, does it not?
不过，事情总是如此，不是吗？
1·But then, amid the turmoil, Nur finds solace writing poetry: odes to his homeland and his lost love.
然而在一片混乱之际，努尔在写诗中找到了安慰：讴歌他的家乡和他失去的爱情。
2·But then how is that you are able to recognize someone as the same person you encountered earlier?
然而，你是怎样能够认别出某一个人就是你在早些时候所碰到的一个人？
3·Speculators say, “Yeah, I want the truth, ” but then they don't really put out any effort to learn it.
投机者说，"我渴望真理，"然而他们并不愿意认识真理作出任何努力。
4·But then she suddenly appeared on television making a false confession.
她说，“然而，她突然出现在电视上，做了假供。”
5·But then I’m not sure I had ever fully imagined our search coming to an end and resulting in an actual dog in the house.
然而，我有否设想过要结束这段找寻工作，最后领养到一只实实在在的狗呢？ 我不能确定了。