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The undertipped taxi-driver returned his passenger's gratuity.那出租汽车司机嫌小费太少，干脆把钱还给了乘客。We eat too little fresh food, relying instead on convenience foods.我们吃的新鲜食物太少，反而去依赖方便食品。I think I'm suffering from the effects of too little sleep.我觉得我睡眠太少，健康受到了影响。He stiffed the waiter on the tip. 他给侍者的小费太少。What little free time he had was spent with the family.他与他家人共处的时间真是太少了。His main grouse is over the inadequacy of the pay.他主要的牢骚是嫌工资太少。At the moment we have very little information to go on.眼下我们掌握的信息太少，无法采取进一步行动。There is too little cooperation between the opposing parties to get anything done in government.对立的各党派之间合作太少，导致政府无所作为。Opportunities like that are few and far between.像那样的机会太少了。Staffing levels in prisons are too low.监狱管理人员数量太少。In court filings, they argued that the settlement was inadequate.在法庭讼案中，他们提出和解费数额太少。Food in the dining car was adequate, if uninspired.餐车里的食品虽然量足够多，但花样太少。It's unfortunate that so few people seem willing to help.很遗憾，愿意帮忙的人太少。Most of the students explained far too little about their research methods.多数学生对自己的研究方法所作的解释太少了。The conclusions of the survey are questionable because the research was based on a very small sample of people.这次调查的结论有问题，因为取样的人数太少。There are too many thinkers and not enough doers in this office.在这个办公室里，空想家太多，实干家太少。It was a poor reward for years of devoted service.长年尽职尽责地工作，这点报酬太少了。I don't know how we'll ever replace Mary after she retires. She's really one of a kind.我不知道玛丽退休后我们如何找人替代她。像她这样的人实在是太少了。Some churches are in danger of closing because there are too few priests.因为牧师太少，有些教堂面临着关闭的危险。It's not that we work too much but too little.我们不是干得太多，而是干得太少了。You eat like a bird – I don't know how you stay healthy.你吃得太少了——我不知道你怎么能保持健康。The resources at the central banks' disposal are simply too puny.中央银行掌握的资金实在太少了。There are too many schools chasing too few pupils.太多的学校在争夺太少的生源。It's the usual problem, there are so few available men.还是老问题，单身男子太少了。Cullen objected that his small staff would be unable to handle the added work.卡伦提出反对，认为他的员工人数太少，无法完成额外的工作。Too little is spent on preventive medicine.在预防医学上的投入太少。Recent government spending on schools is a classic case of too little, too late.最近政府用于学校的支出，如往常一样给得太少，给得太晚。The amount of fertilizer used was inadequate to ensure a good harvest.所用的肥料太少，无法保证有好收成。Too much is spent on expensive curative medicine and too little on preventive medicine.在昂贵的治疗性药物上花费太多，在预防性药物上的支出则太少。The business closed as it made too little profit.该公司因盈利太少而倒闭。The modern-day diet has too little fiber in it.现代人的饮食含纤维太少。It is true that too little expertise reposes in the Civil Service.确实，在公务员中有专长的人才太少了。Fishermen have been complaining of poor hauls all year.渔民们整年都在抱怨捕的鱼太少。The organizers were upset that so few people visited the exhibition.参观展览的人太少了，组织者感到苦恼。Her efforts to improve her grade were too little, too late. 她为提高成绩所做的努力太少也太迟了。The factory was a death trap with too few exits for the workers to use in case of a fire.那家工厂是个危险的地方，安全出口太少，万一发生火灾，工人难以逃生。You rest too little.你休息得太少了。It is a Cinderella of charities, and needs more help.这个慈善机构得到的关注太少了，需要更多的帮助。We made so little money that the game was not worth the candle.我们赚的钱太少，这事不划算。The industry was accused of having invested little in workers, plant, or infrastructure.工业界被指责在工人、工厂和基础设施方面投入太少。 |