What he bought yesterday was only something of little value.

他昨天买到的只是一件没有什么价值的东西。

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The minority with a little spare cash wanted to swap it as fast as possible for something of more durable value.

身上带有少量现金的少数人士，想要尽快去交换一些较具耐久价值的东西。

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Sometimes we buy something for a high price but get little use out of it. Or we could say that we get little value from it.

有时我们花大价钱买了东西却没什么用处，这样我们会说它对我们价值不大。

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But beans are used to describe something of very little value in the expression, not worth a hill of beans.

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No side gets everything it puts on the table, and tradeoffs must be made depending on priorities: give a little in one area to get back something of value in another.

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