1.
He kill the goose that lay the golden egg.
杀鸡取蛋，得不偿失。
2.
He will burn his house to warm his hands .
焚屋暖手，得不偿失。
3.
Such low yields, in turn, do not normally justify the cost of construction.
反过来说，发电量过低往往得不偿失。
4.
sometimes it does not pay to be overcautious in business.
在商业中有时过于谨慎是得不偿失的。
5.
He was afraid of repercussions and getting more than he had bargained for.
原因恐怕日后被受牵连，得不偿失。
6.
He that licks honey from a nettle, pays too dear for it .
荨麻剌上舔蜂蜜，得不偿失。
7.
I said that no action should be taken, because that would make people think we had changed our policies, and the loss would outweigh the gain.
我说不能动，一动人们就会说政策变了，得不偿失。
8.
Eventually, they will become frustrated and their teaching performance may be adversely affected.
不但士气受挫，也可能影响教学表现，得不偿失。
9.
Strive to avoid battles of attrition in which we lose more than we gain or only break even.
力求避免打那种得不偿失的、或得失相当的消耗战。
10.
I should not recommend this kind of job to anyone; you get more kicks than halfpennies.
我不想把这样的工作介绍给任何人，这种事是得不偿失的。
11.
A laugh at another's expense is rarely worth the effort, and it may hurt where least expected.
嘲笑他人会得不偿失，还可能造成意料不到的伤害。
12.
Age is no better, hardly so well, qualified for an instructor as youth, for it has not profited so much as it has lost.
一大把年纪很难构成做青年老师的好条件，因为它得不偿失、不补患。
13.
The mines were there, they were old. They were giving out, it did not pay to work the seams.
矿井就在眼前，它们陈旧不堪，煤矿即将挖尽，继续开采又得不偿失。
14.
As a result, they have moved to divest themselves of losing acquisitions.
于是他们采取措施来摆脱那些使他们得不偿失的企业。
15.
Printing business cards on a thirty-inch press is using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
在30英寸印刷机上印刷名片简直是大材小用，得不偿失。
16.
Do not pay too dear for your whistle.
勿以高价购买毫无价值的东西（勿做得不偿失之事）。
17.
Then, the efforts we have made to relieve our economic difficulties will be in vain.
我们为纾缓香港经济困境所做的一切，都会得不偿失。
18.
My only point is that it has been a Pyrrhic victory.
我惟一的想法是，他们为此付出了惨重的代价，未免得不偿失。