Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English英语 term or phrase:
even less profitable than usual
Chinese汉语 translation:
更是徒劳无功
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Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Aug 11, 2004 23:14
20 yrs ago
English英语 term
even less profitable than usual
English英语译成Chinese汉语
社会科学
哲学
Intellectual History
To make a digest of this great mass of writings is even less profitable than usual. The Old Testament is not a book, but the literary record, fragmentary yet not misleading, of the experience of a gifted people. There is little resembling what we call science in it, indeed little of that attitude toward the relation of man to the universe sometimes called objective reasoning.
寻求恰当的中译。谢谢。
寻求恰当的中译。谢谢。
Proposed translations
(Chinese汉语)
| 4 | 更是徒劳无功（下文暗示：甚至会误导） |
Ritchest
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| 4 | (给这样的大部头著作写摘要）更是无利可图 |
Mark Xiang
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| 3 | 比既往更加毫无意义 |
Lu Zou
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| 3 | FYR |
jyuan_us
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| 3 | is even less...= 跟在一般的/普通的情况下(比/做的/进行的)更加没有用处/利益/好处/更加差/效果更不好 |
chica nueva
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Proposed translations
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更是徒劳无功（下文暗示：甚至会误导）
The first sentense is topic one. Following are supporting ones,explaining why...
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Comment: "谢谢大家。"
5分钟
比既往更加毫无意义
为这些伟大著作做摘要比既往更加毫无意义。
36分钟
FYR
给那些卷 浩繁（great mass of） 的经书写摘要，更是费力不讨好的事。
than usual 只是"与通常/一般相比而言"，可译为"非常".
than usual 只是"与通常/一般相比而言"，可译为"非常".
3小时
chica nueva
Native in English英语
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Related KudoZ points
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4
is even less...= 跟在一般的/普通的情况下(比/做的/进行的)更加没有用处/利益/好处/更加差/效果更不好
跟在一般的情况下更加没有用处/利益/好处
than usual = than it usually is = 跟在一般的/普通的情况下(比/做的/进行的)
profitable (正式) = useful 有用的 eg I hope you found the seminar profitable. 我希望这次研讨会对你有所裨益.
than usual = than it usually is = 跟在一般的/普通的情况下(比/做的/进行的)
profitable (正式) = useful 有用的 eg I hope you found the seminar profitable. 我希望这次研讨会对你有所裨益.
Reference:
5小时
Mark Xiang
Native in Chinese汉语
20 YRS AS MECHANICAL/TECHNICAL ENGINEER!
Native in: Chinese汉语 
Works in: English英语译成Chinese汉语, Chinese汉语译成English英语
(给这样的大部头著作写摘要）更是无利可图
好象不是说＂无意义＂
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