Only a gentle swaying of his body, constantly repeated, that turned the sled a mere trifle to the left, was possible.

他只能轻轻晃动身体，不断重复调整，才可能实现让雪橇向左偏一点儿。

All that worry and bitterness over a mere trifle!

为一点小事操心和怨恨！

But these were mere trifles, and they assured their mother that the experiment was working finely.

但这些都是小事，他们向母亲保证实验进行得很顺利。

It was a mere trifle, he had no expenses, and could thus hold out for a long time still.

小意思，他又没有花销， 还能坚持很久。

For a mere trifle he flings an insulting word in your face, or a threat to get his father to come to the school.

平常一些些的小事，他也要当面骂人，或是恐吓别人，说要叫父亲到学校里来。

The worthy captain took advantage of his enthusiasm to charge double fares; but we did not trouble ourselves about mere trifles.

可敬的船长利用他的热情， 收取双倍票价；但我们并没有为一些小事而烦恼。

Being poor is a mere trifle. It is being known to be poor that is the sting. It is not cold that makes a man without a great-coat hurry along so quickly.

贫穷只是小事。众所周知，贫穷是刺痛。让一个没有穿大衣的人走得这么快，并不冷。

But this was a mere trifle, which could be increased tenfold, for later on, in certain departments, he certainly hoped to turn the capital over fifteen or twenty times in the course of the twelvemonth.

但这只是小意思，可以增加十倍，因为以后，在某些部门，他当然希望在十二个月内将资本翻十五或二十倍。