That doesn't mean a hill of beans to me.

那对我来说不是一件小事。

Your life's goal is to amount to a hill of beans.

你生活的目标是堆积一座咖啡豆的山。

But to tell the truth, it was not worth a hill of beans.

但是，我却认为那本书一钱不值。

You could say, for example, that a bad idea is not worth a hill of beans.

你可以说，比如一个坏主意不值一提，意思就是说还不如一山的豆子。

We organise our minds to obsess about things that don'tamount to a hill of beans.

我们运用自己的思维却在痴迷地思考那些一文不值的东西。

Even if you bank with someone for 25 years, that still doesn't amount to a hill of beans.

即使你跟银行来往个25年，你们的交情还不如一个屁。

If you say something does not amount to a hill of beans, you mean it is of little importance.

如果你说一些东西does not amount to a hill of beans，意思是无足轻重。

But she knew an idea - even one voted into law - wasn't worth a hill of beans as long as it stayed words on a page.

但她知道一个想法-即使只有一个投票成为法律-是不值得一豆只要山，因为它停留在页面上的话。

My wife recommended I read that book about computers, that I could learn a lot from it. But to tell the truth, it was not worth a hill of beans.

我妻子推荐我的那本关于计算机的书，我从里面学了不少东西。

My wife recommended I read that book about computers, which I could learn a lot from it. But to tell the truth, it was not worth a hill of beans.

我妻子介绍我看那本关于电脑的书，她说，我可以从中学到很多东西。但说实话，我认为那本书一文不值。

My wife recommended I read that book about computers, that I could learn a lot from it. But to tell the truth, it was not worth a hill of beans. I even found some really bad mistakes.

我的妻子介绍我看那本关于电脑的书，还说我可以从那本书里学到很多东西。但是，我却认为那本书一钱不值。我甚至还发现几个严重的错误。