那位穷画家以微不足道的数目卖了他的画。
The poor painter sold his paintings for a paltry sum of money.
这句话所要表达的意思很匪夷所思，但725个客户实在是个微不足道的数目，都不值得拿出来说。
What this actually means is unclear, but 725 customers is such an insignificant number that one has to wonder why it was mentioned at all.
他发现那些具有更低水平糖皮质激素的人倾向于选择即时报酬，即使即时报酬数目和未来承诺的补偿相比微不足道，结果也是这样。
He found those with a lower base level of the hormone tended to prefer immediate payment, even when the sum in question was piffling compared with the promised future compensation.
虽然当时的红利在今天看来微不足道，但是如果我的公司，波士顿一号，和整个金融系统能撑到年底，我还能得到同等数目的奖金。
Bonuses at the time were a fraction of what they are today, but if my employer, First Boston, and the financial system survived until year-end, I would get the equivalent of a fellowship.
虽然当时的红利在今天看来微不足道，但是如果我的公司，波士顿一号，和整个金融系统能撑到年底，我还能得到同等数目的奖金。
Bonuses at the time were a fraction of what they are today, but if my employer, First Boston, and the financial system survived until year-end, I would get the equivalent of a fellowship.
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