squandering

It is a very Chinese calculation, born of years of learning, that to ask for permission may well mean squandering opportunity.

这是一个经过多年学习得来的、非常中国式的深思熟虑：请求批准可能意味着丧失良机。

But now that you know when you have the most energy and motivation, it can be pretty hard to justify such a squandering of that time.

但是现在你知道了你什么时候拥有最佳精力和动力，那就很难为你如此地浪费那段时间做辩护了。

"Our basic view was that he was a very talented man who was squandering his future, " he said.

“我们的基本看法是，他是个非常有才华的人，而他正在浪费自己的未来，”他说。

Tyler Durden: Man, I see in fight club the strongest and smartest men who've ever lived. I see all this potential, and I see squandering.

泰勒·德顿：兄弟们，我看到俱乐部里这些健壮、聪明的男人们曾经的生活，我看到了你们的未来，看到了正在被虚度的人生。

Madmen locked inside capsules, squandering lives as if they were nothing.

疯子们锁闭在太空舱内，浪费着生命，仿佛他们无足轻重。

He accused Mr Clinton of squandering America's power by getting bogged down in the Balkans.

他指控克林顿先生在巴尔干半岛陷入困境从而浪费了美国的力量。

It says better education levels without employment opportunities and a greater voice for women is squandering a valuable asset.

报告说，提高妇女教育水平却不给她们就业机会和更大的话语权，这是在浪费一项宝贵的财富。

Consumer societies and the squandering of material resources are likewise incompatible with ideas of economic growth and a clean planet.

它的消费者社会和物质资源的浪费同样与经济发展和清洁地球的观点不一致。

Mankind's history shows that development must not be achieved by squandering resources and destroying the environment.

人类发展的历史经验表明，发展绝不能以浪费资源、破坏环境为代价。

I see all this potential, and I see squandering.

我看见了你们所有的潜力，都被浪费了

The general prosecutor's office says that the three former ministers will all face charges of squandering public funds.

总检察长办公室表示，这三个前部长都将面临挥霍公款的指控。

But the cuts could backfire, toppling the U. K. back into recession and squandering the Conservatives' moment in charge.

但削减赤字也有可能适得其反，让英国再次陷入经济衰退，白白浪费保守党人的执政光阴。

Clearly, we cannot afford to keep squandering so much of our talent.

很显然，我们不能再继续这样浪费如此多的人才了——我们承受不起！

It's amazing. Our leaders have done a remarkably thorough job of squandering the public trust.

这实在是太神奇了，因为我们的领导者居然能把浪费公众信任的工作做得淋漓尽致。

The First World War represented a terrifying waste of youth and potential, a cruel squandering of the positive forces of our planet.

第一次世界大战造成了对年轻人的极大消耗，和对我们星球上的正面力量的残酷损害。

of persons used to large fortunes- Edith Wharton; reckless squandering of public funds.

习惯于拥有大量财产的人们的轻率、慷慨和时不时的奢侈——伊迪斯·沃顿。

If they are not, they run the risk of squandering the credibility their predecessors earned at such a high price.

如果不是，它们将会为把它们的先辈建立的信用挥霍殆净付出高昂的代价。

Try to do too much, he warns, and the military relief effort will risk squandering any goodwill it might gain.

他警告说，做得太多会让人们误解美国救援部队的良好出发点。

In ignoring Deng Xiaoping's admonition to bide its time, Beijing is squandering soft power accumulated over a decade.

无视邓小平韬光养晦的告诫，中国政府正在虚掷过去十年辛苦积攒得来的软实力。

In the speech that Republicans said infuriated them, Ms. Pelosi accused Mr. Bush of squandering the budget surpluses of the Clinton years.

在Pelosi女士被共和党声称激怒了他们的演说中，她谴责布什挥霍了克林顿（BillClinton）年代留下的财政盈余。