Guess what: We're just a measly month away from holiday kick-off time.

猜猜怎么着？我们离假期的开始还有不长的一个月。

American firms hadaccounted for 40% to 50% of our revenue in the previous three years, but lastyear that dropped to a measly 5%.

美国公司在前三年占我们公司收入的40%到50%，但去年降至微不足道的5%。

Of the 272 self-made American billionaires on this year's Forbes 400 list, a measly 4 are women--just over 1%.

在272名自主创业的名列福布斯400强的美国亿万富翁中，只有少得可怜的4位女性。

You can only go up from such a measly number, basically.

本质上来说，当初这样一个可怜的数字只能有增无减。

The chance that the online hype will make them more courteous towards detainees or at least more cautious is measly.

网络的舆论压力会让他们更有礼貌，至少会更小心地对待在押人员，然而这样的可能性很渺茫。

"Jeez, it will be pointless to get into the groove of a focused study session for just thirty measly minutes" , he thinks out loud.

“呀，在短短的三十分钟内看重点研究会议是完全没效果的”，他自言自语。

Since China agreed to a more flexible exchange rate last summer, its currency has appreciated a measly 3. 6 percent against the dollar.

自去年夏天中国同意采取更为宽松的利率政策以来，人民币对美元的汇率仅仅上升了3.

Her once-sunny disposition turned morose, and her vigorous workouts declined to a measly 20 minutes of walking a day.

她曾经阳光的性格因此变得阴暗，高强度的体育锻炼也只剩下每天20分钟的散步。

Imagine further how upset you would be if your father never trademarked his image, and only made a measly $45 from the icon.

再想象一下，如果你的父亲从来没有把这个笑脸注册成商标，而只赚了区区45美元的设计费，你会怎么想？

If the stock market goes up 50 percent, an annuity owner's annual 8 percent can feel measly by comparison.

如果股票市场收益增长了50%，年金投资者得到的8%就看起来微不足道了。

The share of government expenditure in GDP tripled from a measly 5% in 1951, to almost 15% by 1965.

政府支出在GDP中的比重从1951年的5%增加到1965年的接近15%。