A：I’m trying to decide what school to apply for.
      我在考虑申请哪一所学校。

B：Are you thinking about a public school or a private one？
      是上公立学校还是私立学校？

A：I’m not sure. What’s the difference between them?
      我也不知道。有什么区别？

B：Public schools are usually state funded, whereas private schools usually get their funding elsewhere.
      公立学校通常是州政府投资办学，而私立学校通常是通过其他方式筹集资金。

whereas的翻译

A：Which is better?
      那么哪一个更好呢？

B：One isn’t necessarily better than the other. It depends a lot on the school administration and the teachers.
      不是一所就比另外一所好。这跟学校的管理和师资有很大关系。

A：I hear you have to wear unifomp3s at private schools.
      我听说私立学校要穿校服。

B：Yeah, sometimes.
      是，有时候是这样。

1. (表示对比)但是，然而
    You use whereas to introduce a comment which contrasts with what is said in the main clause.

    e.g. Pensions are linked to inflation, whereas they should be linked to the cost of living...
           养老金与通货膨胀挂钩，然而它们其实应该和生活费用挂钩。
    e.g. Whereas the population of working age increased by 1 million between 1981 and 1986, today it is barely growing.
           1981年到1986年间适龄工作人口增长了100万，而现如今该人口数却几乎没有增长。