无益

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

贪婪之徒,与世,尤自身。

Contact with realities indisposed him to any more idle speculations.

接触际使他不再倾向于的空想。

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

的雄辩犹如,然高大但不结果。

It is profitless to continue arguing.

继续争论是的。

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

鉴于这些事, 继续下去似乎是的。

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

不要尝试吸烟，这对你有。

They are beating the air.

他们正在做的事。

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、的和大致麻痹状态的联想。