A game not worth the candle
不值得做的事
🧩 词语组成解析
game
[ɡem]
n. 游戏，运动;比赛，竞赛;诡计;猎物;
adj. 受伤的，瘸的;对…有兴趣的;雄赳赳的;关于野味的;
v. 打赌，赌输赢;赌输;
not
[nɑt]
adv. 不;[用以表示否定、否认、拒绝、禁止等]不是;几乎不;未必，没有[用于否定后面的词或短语];
worth
[wɝθ]
adj. 值得的;有…的价值;等值的;有…的财产;
n. 财富，财产;价值;
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
🗣️ 情景例句
Forgive me for being 20 minutes late for our date.
请原谅我迟到了二十分钟。
The shortest answer is doing.
最简短的回答是做。
and makes them resolve that in future they will not talk to their parents about the places or people they visit.
决心以后不再向父母讲述去过的地方和见过的人。