He ruminated on the terrible wastefulness that typified American life.

他认真思考了美国生活中典型且非常严重的浪费问题。

We're pained to see such wastefulness.

我们看到这种浪费现象很痛心。

We are pained to see such wastefulness.

我们看到这种浪费现象很痛心。

He thinks scorn of wastefulness in his superiors.

他蔑视他的上级挥霍浪费。

It's clear redundancy wastefulness and inefficiency.

这显然是人浮于事、浪费物力以及效率低下。