what is this "but" mean in the sentences?
"Bob held his little hand as if he loved the child and wanted to keep him by his side, but feared that he might be taken from him. " The "but" here is the usual meaning of it ? What is the chinese meaning of the sentence? Thank you very much to answer me.

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what is this "but" mean in the sentences? 
"Bob held his little hand as if he loved the child and wanted to keep him by his side, but feared that he might be taken from him. " The "but" here is the usual meaning of it ? What is the chinese meaning of the sentence? Thank you very much to answer me.

Answer

我觉得这个but可以理解为和的意思，就是说Bob既喜爱这个孩子，想把他留在自己身边，并且担心这个孩子会被从他身边带走这样。
英语里习惯用but来表示性质不一样的内容（注意but的前后分别是好的原因与不好的原因），但在汉语里的连词用法则没有那么讲究。
不知道我解释清楚没有，不明白欢迎提问。^^

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but = 可是；但是
usual meaning

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