得不偿失

Penalties for drug-related offenses are harsh and can include loss of benefits like student loans.

涉毒违法的法律惩处很严，比如会连带失去助学贷款等，得不偿失。

It's just not worth it.

因为实在是得不偿失。

You pay too dearly for your whistle.

得不偿失.

However, the abuse of anti-dumping would spread its' influence on other trade areas or areas beyond trade, and even affect the normal Sino-US trade and even bilateral political relations, which are not worth the candle for both sides.

由于反倾销的滥用影响会波及到其他贸易领域或者是贸易以外的领域，影响到中美贸易的正常进行，甚至可能会破坏中美两国的政治关系，这对于双方而言都是得不偿失的。

From a C. E. O. 's perspective, long-term R. and D. is a lousy investment.

从CEO的观点来看，长期的研发投入简直得不偿失，花费巨大，败多胜少。

Developing the OA system in the traditional way of custom will be not worth the candle, and the whole development process will be in the situation that the partial change is often indeed affect the body, because the demand of users change frequently.

若按传统的方式定做开发办自动化系统，则会得不偿失，整个开发过程将会是牵一发而动全身，因为企业用户的需求会经常发生变化。

Xie Tao at Beijing Foreign Studies University says: If we cannot ensure predictable behaviour by North Korea, then the alliance is not worth it.

北京外国语大学（BFSU）的谢韬表示：如果我们不能确保朝鲜的行为可以预测，那么这种同盟就得不偿失。

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).

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.

He that licks honey from a nettle, pays too dear for it.

荨麻剌上舔蜂蜜, 得不偿失.

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.

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.

But experts caution that it probably doesn't pay to ignore the process, hurry it along or deny it, say, by immediately moving across the country to get a fresh start or diving into a new relationship. That will probably only postpone the day of reckoning.

但是专家警告说，忽视这一过程可能会得不偿失，比如以搬到遥远的地方重新开始生活或投入一段新感情的方式加快或拒绝承认这一过程，那样也许只能让最终清算日的到来往后推迟一点而已。

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.

In association with the semi-rigid connection of track rollers of conventional bulldozers, the analysis concluded that the use of single shoe with high grouser is not worth the candle.

结合常规推土机支重轮半刚性连接的特点，经分析，得出的结论是：使用此种形式的履带板得不偿失。

the negatives, like feeling sluggish and guilty or even gaining weight, aren't worth it.

若是因为吃零食使人萎靡不振，内疚不已，甚至引发体重增加等负面效果，那就得不偿失了。

Definitely the future of Chinese animation market is flourishing, since we do Chinese style, then make a real market acceptance of products, or is playing with words, not worth the candle.

未来的中国动漫市场肯定是要百花齐放的，我们既然要做中国风，那就真正做出市场认可的产品，否则就是玩文字游戏，得不偿失。

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.

Result, have become abnormal psychology and personality, and words and deeds have become rude, how much is immune to change, not worth the candle.

结果，心理和性格都变得异常了，言行变得无礼了，花多少钱都难改变，得不偿失。

It's not worthwhile for you to write a sequel because the original work is good enough.

你这么做是续貂,得不偿失的.

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.

I know , just because it was a Pyrrhic victory for them.

这次胜利对他们而言实在是得不偿失.

He will burn his house to warm his hand.

焚屋暖手,得不偿失.

He kill the goose that lay the golden egg.

杀鸡取蛋,得不偿失.

He doesn't happen to know that the game is not worth the candle.

他恰巧不知道,这个游戏会令他得不偿失.

The loss outweights the gain bad cough up!

得不偿失就不好咯!

Trade reprisal is the last method of developing country which is authorized by DSU, but it must be the loss outweighs the gain.

贸易报复是DSU赋予发展中国家成员的最后手段，但实施贸易报复对发展中国家成员一定是得不偿失的。

Those discoveries are not worth the candle.

那些发现得不偿失.

This innovation and reform must make the benefit more than the cost; otherwise it is not worth the candle.

这种创新和改革必须使得其实施的收益大于成本，否则是得不偿失的。

And the moral is that crime doesn't pay.

寓意就是犯罪得不偿失。