it doesn't pay to

It doesn't pay to buy such a watch.

买这种表不合算.

It doesn't pay to strike back contemptuously at them.

对他们直接的轻蔑的回击是不划算的.

It doesn't pay to learn such out-of-date skills nowadays.

如今学这么过时的技术是没有用的。

It doesn't pay to grow feed crops on such good soil.

种饲料划不来.

Sometimes it doesn't pay to be overcautious in business.

在商业上,过于小心有时并不会有所收获.

It doesn't pay to grow beans on a patch like that.

在这么一小块土地上种豆子真不合算.

It doesn't pay to invite a teaser like that.

犯不上招引那样的头痛的事儿.

I once saw her holding a rather worn prayer book which I think is in itself telling-because it shows that this is a woman who doesn't just pay lip service to God, but prays and is a true believer.

我曾看她拿着一本非常破旧的祈祷书——这恰好说明女王绝非虚有其表，而是千真万确信仰上帝。