Nice excuse, but no reward.

很好的借口，却得不到回报。

youdao

In surprise, Robert turned around and said to the woman, "Excuse me, but that's not a very nice thing to say, and in fact some people say I'm handsome."

罗伯特惊讶地转过身来，对那个女人说：“对不起，不过这话说起来不太好，事实上有些人说我很帅。”

youdao

A wall clock is another nice way to decorate your wall and a good excuse to look away from your screen now and again to help preserve your eyes from strain.

挂钟是装饰墙壁的另一个方式，也是一个不时把视线从屏幕移开的绝好理由，这可以防止眼睛疲劳。

youdao

You know, so it's nice to kind of have an excuse to go, do all sorts of things.

所以找个借口就去了，干了很多事儿。

洛克菲勒中心的时光 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

We had been ripe for a pull in for the last few weeks after a steep uptrend into the meat of earnings season, and the combination of factors were a nice excuse to take us for a little dip.

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