even less profitable than usual

Chinese translation: 更是徒劳无功

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English term or phrase:even less profitable than usual
Chinese translation:更是徒劳无功
Entered by: Wenjer Leuschel (X)

23:14 Aug 11, 2004
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Social Sciences - Philosophy / Intellectual History
English term or phrase: even less profitable than usual
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。
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 15:17
更是徒劳无功(下文暗示:甚至会误导)
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Ritchest
Local time: 15:17
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谢谢大家。
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Summary of answers provided
4(给这样的大部头著作写摘要)更是无利可图
Mark Xiang
4更是徒劳无功(下文暗示:甚至会误导)
Ritchest
3比既往更加毫无意义
Lu Zou
3FYR
jyuan_us
3is 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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比既往更加毫无意义


Explanation:
为这些伟大著作做摘要比既往更加毫无意义。

Lu Zou
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FYR


Explanation:
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".

jyuan_us
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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


Explanation:
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.




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chica nueva
Local time: 20:17
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(给这样的大部头著作写摘要)更是无利可图


Explanation:
好象不是说"无意义"

Mark Xiang
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更是徒劳无功(下文暗示:甚至会误导)


Explanation:
The first sentense is topic one. Following are supporting ones,explaining why...

Ritchest
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谢谢大家。
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