法律条文中的“但、但是”不能按不字面意思，译成but，这种译法意思并不准确。按“重神似”的原则，应把“但、但是”内在含义译出。法律条文往往在同一个条文中对某事作了规定后，需要作进一步规定时，在语气上常常用“但是”“但”等词表转折，然而，法律条文中的“但是”“但”，并不是我们平常意义中的“但是”，是法律上的“进一步规定”之意，法律英语中，我们常用provided that ，provided also that, provided however that 或 provided further that 来表示。 在美国的法律文件中通常在 provided 和 that 之间用 逗号逗开 ， 写成： provided ， that ； provided ， also ， that ；provided ， however ， that 或 provided ， further ， that 来表示， 这些词组都表示“但规定” ，“进一步规定” “但是” 等意。

例1原文：

受要约人在承诺期限内发出承诺，按照通常情形能够及时到达要约人，但因其他原因承诺到达要约人时超过承诺期的，除要约人及时通知受要约人因承诺超过期限不接受该承诺的以外，该承诺有效。

原译文：If the offeree dispatches the acceptance within the time limit for acceptance which can reach the offeror in due time under normal circumstance, but the acceptance reaches the offeror beyond the time limit because of other reasons, the acceptance shall be effective, except that, the offeror informs the offeree promptly that it does not accept the acceptance because it exceeds the time limit for acceptance.

Notes:

译文中的but显然是按字面的意思译出，按“重神似”的原则，应译成provided that。把译文的其他错误改正，此句可改为：

参考译文：

When, within the time limit for acceptance, the offeree dispatches the acceptance, the acceptance in question will, in normal circumstances, reach the offeror in time. Provided that if ， because of other reasons ， the acceptance reaches the offeror beyond the time limit, the acceptance shall remain effective, except that, the offeror promptly informs the offeree that the offeror in question refuses to accept the acceptance because the time limit for acceptance has exceeded.

例2原文：

The accounts of every such public corporation heretofore or hereafter created shall be subject to the supervision of the state comptroller, or, if the member or members of such public corporation are appointed by the mayor of a city, to the supervision of the comptroller of such city; provided, however , that , this provision shall not apply to such a public corporation created pursuant to agreement or compact with another state or with a foreign power, except with the consent of the parties to such agreement or compact.

Notes:

1）原文“provided, however, that,”为法律英语中常用短语，用于法律条款对某事作规定后，

需要作进一步规定时使用，这里译成“但规定”。

2）原文“pursuant to”为法律英语中常用短语，译成“根据”。

3）原文“a foreign power”这里是泛指，译成“外国机构”，其实“power”按照具体情

况可译成“”很有权力或影响力的人、团体或国家，即“person, group or state with great authority or influence ” 之意。

参考译文：

本宪法制定颁发时或之后设立的所有此类公共公司的帐户应受州财务总监的监督，或者，如果此类公共公司的成员是由某一市的市长任命的，则应受该市的财务总监的监督；但规定，本规定不应适用于根据与另一州或外国机构签订的协议或契约而成立的公共公司，但经该协议或契约双方当事人同意的除外。

例3原文：

为了加强对中央储备粮的管理，保证中央储备粮数量真实、质量良好和储存安全，保护农民利益，维护粮食市场稳定，有效发挥中央储备粮在国家宏观调控中的作用，制定本条例。

参考译文 :

These Regulations are formulated and enacted in order to strengthen the administration of grain reserves of the central people ’ s government , ensure their authentic quantity, high quality and safe storage of the reserves in question, safeguard farmers ’ interests, maintain the stability of the grain market, and play the effective role of grain reserves of the central people’s government in the State macro-control system.