他们却

but they

→ 他们
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but they 却 marks a contrast or an unexpected outcome.
CH: 我很担心,他们却一点也不着急。
EN: I was worried, but they weren't worried at all.

他们却要求我继续付出

Yet they expect me to keep giving.

— 控制 (2007)

“但有一件事他们却不算”

But there’s one thing they don’t count.

— 窃听风暴 (2006)

我说黑,他们却让我说白

I say black, but they insist I say white.

— 豹 (1963)

我们还在他们的射程之外,他们却已完全进入我们的射程。

We’re still out of their range, but they’re already well within ours.

他们却惊慌害怕

But they panicked and were afraid.

— 哭声 (2016)