1. You’re pouring water into a sieve.
你太浪费了。
2. This contravenes regulations.
这违反规则。
3. It must remain in true-blue hands.
这事必须由可靠的人办。
►true-blue 忠贞不渝的，坚贞的，坚定的
4. The car is roomy.
这车很宽敞。
5. Snap out of it. It’s not the end of the world.
别老想这事了。又不是世界末日。
►snap out of it 打起精神，行动起来，别泄气
e.g. Even if you were wasting time all the years before, you can still snap out of it and begin a new life now. 就算你之前几年都在荒废时间，现在你仍然可以振作起来，开始新的生活。
6. Her joy was palpable.
她的幸福溢于言表。
7. I have to use heavy-handed tactics.
我只能采取铁腕政策。
►heavy-handed 笨手笨脚的，不灵活的；严厉的，苛刻的；粗鲁的，粗俗的
8. Bookkeeping is not really my line.
财会不是我强项。
9. Peasant workers are poorly remunerated.
农民工的收入很低。
10. If you buy that house you’re on the hamster wheel.
要是买了那房子，你还贷款就没个头了。
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