something for nothing

基本解釋

How can we have confidence in a product that offers something for nothing?
我們?cè)鯓幽軐?duì)一個(gè)衹求奉獻(xiàn)不求廻報(bào)的産品抱有信心呢？
A key issue is cost: there is no something for nothing in international finance.
一個(gè)關(guān)鍵問(wèn)題是成本：國(guó)際金融領(lǐng)域中沒(méi)有任何免費(fèi)提供的東西。
Have we forgotten their warning to be especially wary of the demagogues who promise us something for nothing?
我們是否忘記了他們警告：一定要特別小心那些吹噓不勞而獲的蠱惑民心的政客。？

"There's been too many deals made and too many people see this as getting something for nothing."
When Milton instructs his muse, "Say first, for Heav'n hides nothing from thy view," there's something more here than the primary sense of the word, which is just "first in sequence."
彌爾頓寫(xiě)到繆斯的時(shí)候，“請(qǐng)先說(shuō)，天界和地獄深淵在您的眼中，一切都了如指掌“,這句中“先“除了它本身的意思“最先“之外，還有其他的含義“
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Now we might at first think that Satan's vaunting here is the product of nothing more elevated than hate and a desire for revenge, but Milton's doing something truly extraordinary.
我們首先會(huì)想到撒旦之所以在這裡自吹自擂,不過(guò)是因爲(wèi)他的仇恨和複仇的欲望，不過(guò)彌爾頓在這裡做了不同尋常的藝術(shù)処理。
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Then again, getting something for nothing is a concept that MTV should be familiar with.
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If you get something for nothing, you get something you want, such as money, without having to work or make any effort.