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With interest rates at a measly . 001%, it seems silly to leave your savings sitting in the bank.

固定利率只有可怜的001%，于是把你的积蓄留在银行里变成了一种愚蠢的行为。

At the door of his car , it seemed stupid to him to drive the measly half block home .

在车门旁，他觉得只有半条街这点短的可怜的路还开车回家很愚蠢。

Maggie: Oh did I say anything about the false economy of renting this thing instead of a real boat just to save a few measly dollars?

麦琪：你为了省那几块钱，就租了这么一条臭船，我还没说过你呢，你要我袒护你吗？

Louisiana state law provides a measly compensation of $15, 000 a year, up to a maximum of $150, 000.

路易斯安那州法律为蒙冤者提供每年区区15,000美元，最高上限150,000美元的赔偿。

Natural selection is like a robot that can only climb uphill, even if this leaves it stuck on top of a measly hillock.

自然选择就如同一个只能上山的机器人，即使这会使它停留在一座微不足道的小山的山顶。

Dont forget to use your Radar Scan either, at only a measly $500 you can see what your enemy is up to instantly.

另外，也不要忘了使用雷达扫描技能，只需花费500就可以让你指导敌人正在做什么是非常值得的。

You can only go up from such a measly number, basically.

本质上来说，当初这样一个可怜的数字只能有增无减。

Are you really going to be interested working for a company that simply aims to make a few measly millions for the first couple of years?

你会真的有兴趣在一家头几年目标只是赚那几百万零头的公司工作吗？

The chance that the online hype will make them more courteous towards detainees or at least more cautious is measly.

网络的舆论压力会让他们更有礼貌，至少会更小心地对待在押人员，然而这样的可能性很渺茫。

The measly (Mediterranean fruit fly) is one of the world's most dangerous pests, being a threat to 400 types of vegetables and fruits.

地中海果蝇是世界上最危险的害虫之一，对400多种蔬菜、水果构成威胁。

"Jeez, it will be pointless to get into the groove of a focused study session for just thirty measly minutes" , he thinks out loud.

“呀，在短短的三十分钟内看重点研究会议是完全没效果的”，他自言自语。

Since China agreed to a more flexible exchange rate last summer, its currency has appreciated a measly 3. 6 percent against the dollar.

自去年夏天中国同意采取更为宽松的利率政策以来，人民币对美元的汇率仅仅上升了3.

Guess what: We're just a measly month away from holiday kick-off time.

猜猜怎么着？我们离假期的开始还有不长的一个月。

For JOS, however, we will use the conventional hard drive boot mechanism, which means that our boot loader must fit into a measly 512 bytes.

不过对于JOS，我们将使用传统的硬盘驱动器启动机制，这意味着我们的启动引导程序必须符合那微不足道的512字节。

Today, agriculture employs about 60 per cent of the workforce but accounts for a measly one-fifth of national output.

目前，印度有60%的劳动力在农业部门工作，但在国民产出中所占比例只有少得可怜的五分之一。

Only 23 percent have taken a self-defense class. And a measly 6 percent always run with a partner.

只有23%的人上过自我防卫的课程，仅仅6%的人经常和同伴一起跑步。

Her once-sunny disposition turned morose, and her vigorous workouts declined to a measly 20 minutes of walking a day.

她曾经阳光的性格因此变得阴暗，高强度的体育锻炼也只剩下每天20分钟的散步。

Imagine further how upset you would be if your father never trademarked his image, and only made a measly $45 from the icon.

再想象一下，如果你的父亲从来没有把这个笑脸注册成商标，而只赚了区区45美元的设计费，你会怎么想？

Expectations for second-quarter growth are not much better than the measly 1. 8 per cent annualised rate of the first quarter.

第二季度预期将实现的经济增长，不会比第一季度区区1.8%的年化增长率好多少。

Retail investors, disappointed with measly returns on savings accounts, are piling into corporate-bond funds.

零售投资者失望于其储蓄账户的零星收益，争相投资公司债券基金。