I don't want too many people to come to the party. Please keep the guests to about fifty.

Our car was useless for want of petrol.

由于缺少汽油,我们的汽车派不上用场.

Outside of his circle he is not very popular.

在他的圈子之外,他并不很受欢迎.

The translation does not quite correspond to the original.

译文不切原意.

He telephoned Peter that he could not go with us.

他打电话给彼得说他不能和我们一道去了.

The government does not recognize the legality of this court.

政府不承认这个法庭的合法性.

The minister appealed to the Cabinet not to target her comparatively tiny budget of ￡4 billion.

那位部长呼吁内阁不要以她40亿英镑这样相对小额的预算为批评目标.

She was not interested in the trivia of gossip.

她对琐碎的流言蜚语不感兴趣.

However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate.

然而, 随着迹象开始积聚, 伦敦动物园的专家们感到有必要进行调查了.

They, however, maintained a distance from us.

然而他们(在思想感情上)与我们仍有距离.

Arrange your hours however you like.

你爱怎么安排时间就怎么安排.

However, as evidence began to accumulate, experts felt obliged to investigate.

然而, 由于证据开始增多了, 专家们感到必须进行调查了.

However, my enthusiasm waned. The time I spent at exercises gradually diminished.

然而, 我的热情减退了.我在做操上花的时间逐渐减少了.

The apparatus thus described, however, records only the horizontal component of the wave movement.

然而, 仪器的如此描画只记录下波的运动的水平组成部分, 但是事实上波的运动要复杂得多(指不易解释).

All contributions, however small, will be greatly appreciated.

所有捐献, 不论数量多少, 我们都将非常感谢.

However much you may entreat him, you will get little or nothing.

无论你向他恳求多少, 你都不会得到什么东西的.

However, there were two disagreements among some Asian and European participants at the colloquium.

然而, 与会的亚洲和欧洲代表在两方面出现意见分歧.

However, this failed to produce the desired effect.

但是这并没有产生预期的效果.

There is, however, unease in feminist circles.

但是，女权主义者当中存在着不满情绪。

For the moment, however, the government is happy to live with it.

不过目前政府对此还乐于容忍。

Do not draw it on the chart, however, as this will confuse the issue.

但不用把它画到图上去，因为那样反而会混淆问题的重点。