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21. | As a result, they have moved to divest themselves of losing acquisitions. |
| 于是他们采取措施来摆脱那些使他们得不偿失的企业。 |
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22. | sometimes it does not pay to be overcautious in business. |
| 在商业中有时过于谨慎是得不偿失的。 |
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23. | A laugh at another's expense is rarely worth the effort, and it may hurt where least expected. |
| 嘲笑他人会得不偿失,还可能造成意料不到的伤害。 |
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24. | The mines were there, they were old. They were giving out, it did not pay to work the seams. |
| 矿井就在眼前,它们陈旧不堪,煤矿即将挖尽,继续开采又得不偿失。 |
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25. | Strive to avoid battles of attrition in which we lose more than we gain or only break even. |
| 力求避免打那种得不偿失的、或得失相当的消耗战。 |
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26. | They felt that they could not do their work, or would not be paid enough for doing it. |
| 他们觉得没有办法工作了,或者是在这种条件下工作,得不偿失。 |
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27. | Then, the efforts we have made to relieve our economic difficulties will be in vain. |
| 我们为纾缓香港经济困境所做的一切,都会得不偿失。 |
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28. | I said that no action should be taken, because that would make people think we had changed our policies, and the loss would outweigh the gain. |
| 我说不能动,一动人们就会说政策变了,得不偿失。 |
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29. | Do not pay too dear for your whistle. |
| 勿以高价购买毫无价值的东西(勿做得不偿失之事)。 |
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30. | My only point is that it has been a Pyrrhic victory. |
| 我惟一的想法是,他们为此付出了惨重的代价,未免得不偿失。 |
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