无益

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

雄辩犹如柏树,虽然高大但不结果。

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

贪婪之徒,与世,尤害自身。

Contact with realities indisposed him to any more idle speculations.

接触实际使他不再倾向于。

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

鉴于这些事实, 续下去似乎是。

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

不要尝试吸烟，这对你有害。

It is profitless to continue arguing.

续争论是。

They are beating the air.

他们正在做事。

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.

这看起来是称赞词语，但是事实上不是。因为它有不切实际、和大致麻痹状态联。