英语学习·日积月累-050_日积月累

sacrifice (n.& v.)
牺牲  

例句：
his parents made sacrifices to pay for his education.
他的父母为供他上学而作出了牺牲。

count for nothing
不重要；毫无价值

例句：
all that extra effort counts for nothing now that they have cancelled the whole project.
他们既然已经取消了整个项目，所以，一切额外努力便毫无价值了。

that's ridiculous.
那太荒唐了。 

对话：
a: how much are your grapes?
b: 40yuan for one jin.
a: that's ridiculous. that's too expensive.

a：葡萄多少钱一斤？ 
b：40块钱一斤。
a：那太荒唐了。太贵了。