Congress's response to recent bribery scandals has been to impose footling restrictions on lobbyists.
国会对于近期行贿丑闻的回应是给说客强加了琐细的限制条款。
But it has been interpreted to mean that they must abide by every footling wildlife regulation on Earth.
但是这已经被解释为意味着美国人必须要遵守地球上每一条无关紧要的野生动物保护法。
Unless the economy starts to recover powerfully enough to cut America's high unemployment levels, this modest set of policies will seem footling.
除非经济强劲反弹的力度大到能将美国的高失业率降下来，不然这种动作不大的政策将作用有限。
Already, complaints about Chinese goods being dumped at below production cost take up an inordinate amount of time (recent footling disputes have involved light bulbs and tinned satsumas).
然而，欧盟国家已经有怨言说中国商品以低于成本价倾销的持续时间超过了限定的范围（最新无谓的争端牵涉到电灯泡与罐头小蜜橘）。
Already, complaints about Chinese goods being dumped at below production cost take up an inordinate amount of time (recent footling disputes have involved light bulbs and tinned satsumas).
然而，欧盟国家已经有怨言说中国商品以低于成本价倾销的持续时间超过了限定的范围（最新无谓的争端牵涉到电灯泡与罐头小蜜橘）。
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