I only got a ticket for standing room for a temporary train, but it's better than nothing.

我只买到了一张临时列车的站票，但总比什么都没买到好。

youdao

This was far more effective than drinking nothing at all and even better than light drinking but only occasionally.

这样的效果可比滴酒不沾，或者只是偶尔喝喝强很多。

youdao

Nothing in life is more exciting and rewarding than the sudden flash of insight that leaves you a changed person not only changed, but changed for the better.

在生活中，没有什么比顿悟更令人激动和兴奋的，它可以改变一个人——不仅仅是改变，而且变得更好。

youdao

Perhaps only perhaps this is better than nothing (and better certainly than its targets' original proposal).

ECONOMIST: French banking

The NFU and the British Veterinary Association (BVA) argue that even if culling delivers only a modest benefit, it is better than nothing.

BBC: Second badger cull licence issued

Those of us on the left who support the act because it is better than doing nothing loudly lament not only its omission of a public option, but more importantly the fact that it is not a single-payer, publicly financed, privately delivered, health-care plan.

ECONOMIST: Letters