[with negative]
〈北美,非正式〉一文不值;毫无价值之物
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the problems of one old actor don't amount to a hill of beans. 一个老演员的问题根本不足挂齿。
一文不值;毫无价值之物
That doesn't mean a hill of beans to me.
那对我来说不是一件小事。
Your life's goal is to amount to a hill of beans.
你生活的目标是堆积一座咖啡豆的山。
But to tell the truth, it was not worth a hill of beans.
但是,我却认为那本书一钱不值。
You could say, for example, that a bad idea is not worth a hill of beans.
你可以说,比如一个坏主意不值一提,意思就是说还不如一山的豆子。
We organise our minds to obsess about things that don'tamount to a hill of beans.
我们运用自己的思维却在痴迷地思考那些一文不值的东西。
[with negative]
〈北美,非正式〉一文不值;毫无价值之物
一个老演员的问题根本不足挂齿。