无益

A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.

贪婪之徒,与世无,尤害自身。

Contact with realities indisposed him to any more idle speculations.

接触际使不再倾向于无的空想。

Unprofitable eloquence is like the cypress,which is great and tall,but bears no fruit.

无的雄辩树,虽然高大但不结果。

It is profitless to continue arguing.

继续争论是无的。

In view of the facts, it seems useless to continue.

鉴于这些事, 继续下去似乎是无的。

Don’t start smoking—it’s a mug’s game.

不要尝试吸烟，这对你有害无。

They are beating the air.

正在做无的事。

This would seem to be a complimentary term, but in point of fact it is not, for it has picked up associations of impracticality and ineffectuality and general dopiness.

这看起来是称赞的词语，但是事上不是。因为它有不切际的、无的和大致麻痹状态的联想。