I would rather be remembered by my deeds. There are better USES for the kingdoms resources than feckless expressions of vanity.(我寧愿因?yàn)槲业乃魉鶠槎汇懹洝Ｏ啾葲](méi)價(jià)值的虛榮心，國(guó)家的資源應(yīng)該有更好的用處。)

Had Seth noticed how, in Patty's stories, the discipline always came from Walter, as if Patty were just some feckless bystander whose job was to be cute?(在帕蒂的故事里，總是由沃爾特來(lái)管教孩子，就好像帕蒂只不過(guò)是個(gè)不相關(guān)的旁觀者，難道說(shuō)她這個(gè)媽媽的責(zé)任就是要表現(xiàn)得可愛(ài)，這些賽斯注意到了嗎？)

SOCIETIES have often distinguished between the deserving poor (afflicted by sickness or disability) and the undeserving sort (the feckless and workshy).(社會(huì)通常會(huì)區(qū)分值得幫助的窮人（他們飽受疾病或殘疾折磨）和不值得幫助的窮人（這類(lèi)人沒(méi)有責(zé)任感而且不喜歡工作）。)

Indifference towards the sacrament of marriage appears strongest among the elderly, not the feckless young.(對(duì)婚姻的神圣性最為不在乎的并非是多變的年輕人，而是年老的一代。)

He regarded the young man as feckless and irresponsible.(他認(rèn)為這個(gè)年輕人軟弱而且不負(fù)責(zé)任。)

They think people who change their jobs frequently are feckless. They believe that the only way to success is to stick to one job, for constant practice in a professional field helps make an expert.(許多人喜歡一生中做一件工作，他們認(rèn)為經(jīng)常換工作的人軟弱無(wú)能，他們相信成功的唯一途徑就是堅(jiān)持一項(xiàng)工作，因?yàn)樵谝粋€(gè)專(zhuān)業(yè)領(lǐng)域里不斷的實(shí)踐有助于專(zhuān)家的形成。)

Why should prudent Germans subsidise feckless Greeks, the discourse now runs?(有人會(huì)說(shuō)，嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)?shù)牡聡?guó)人為什么要貼補(bǔ)不負(fù)責(zé)任的希臘人？)

BELIEVE the headlines and Europe's worst economic headache by far is Greece, financially feckless and socially volatile.(料想新聞?lì)^條以及歐洲最麻煩的經(jīng)濟(jì)問(wèn)題，到目前為止仍是希臘，經(jīng)濟(jì)萎靡，社會(huì)動(dòng)蕩。)

He was a great admirer of the poetry of plain speech. He despised mere feckless adornments of language or thought.(他欣賞語(yǔ)句樸實(shí)的適合，對(duì)于一些無(wú)用的語(yǔ)言或者思想的修飾感到厭惡。)

But what they detest is the idea that it might let feckless Italians and Portuguese off the hook.(但是他們討厭他們實(shí)行的解救歐元區(qū)的計(jì)劃也會(huì)讓意大利和葡萄牙擺脫困境。)

We'd left our topcoats at home, but kids are ever feckless.