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

益的雄辩犹如柏树,虽然高大果。

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

贪婪之徒,与世益,尤害自身。

Contact with realities indisposed him to any more idle speculations.

接触实际使他再倾向于益的空想。

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

鉴于这些实, 继续下去似乎益的。

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

要尝试吸烟，这对你有害益。

It is profitless to continue arguing.

继续争论益的。

They are beating the air.

他们正在做益的。

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.

这看起来称赞的词语，实上。因为它有切实际的、益的和大致麻痹状态的联想。