If it doesn't, Kondo encourages people to thank the item for serving its purpose, then out it goes.

如果它不能给你快乐，那近藤麻理惠鼓励大家对这件物品的用途心存感激后，将这件物品扔掉。

But it served its purpose; it kept his master from coming out to see how the work was getting along.

可是这已经达到了他的目的，他的主人听到声音后就不再探出头来看活儿干得怎么样了。

We delete the data once it has served its purpose.

【purpose】这些数据一旦用过我们就把它删除。

Their cruelty served its purpose...to bring you and I together.

正是他们残忍的天性让我们重聚。

I will here suggest that the term " subconscious layer" has served its purpose, and in its place we will refer to " subconscious areas."

在这里我想说，" 潜意识层" 这个词已经达到了它的目的，取而代之，我们将称其为" 潜意识区域" 。

The more members of a team share similar demographics, the more inclined they'll be to remain associates long after the team has served its purpose.

一个团队的成员在人口统计学上越相似，他们就越倾向于在团队达到目的后长期保持合作关系。

In summary, from my standpoints, which type of class will be better suited to serve its purpose should largely be judged on a case-to-case basis.

总之，我认为，哪种方式能够真正达到目的取决于不同类型的课程。

Nonetheless, it is vital to consider the effects of the production, consumer usage and whether the item can be easily discarded once it has served its purpose.

尽管如此，重要的是要考虑生产、消费者使用的影响，以及该物品在达到其目的后是否可以轻易丢弃。

Well, it argues, and I think lots of shareholders have made this point about Shell in the past, that its structure doesn't really serve its purpose, to serve the purpose of investors.

该基金认为公司的结构并没有真正实现它的目的，也就是为投资者服务，我认为很多股东在过去都对壳牌提出了这个观点。

Oh, that's a nice phrase you used. When people say that something is cheap and cheerful, they mean the product doesn't cost much but it serves its purpose. The customer is happy with it!

哦，你用的这个词组很好。人们形容某样东西cheap and cheerful，意思是这个产品价钱不贵，而且很实用。顾客对这样东西很满意！

Twenty-two German dynasties had been deprived of power — not by compulsion from without, hardly even by the natives themselves, but by corrosion, by the rust of an era which had served its purposes and was now ready for death.

二十二个德国王朝被剥夺了权力——不是来自外部的强制，甚至几乎不是当地人自己的强迫，而是腐蚀，是一个时代的锈蚀，这个时代已经达到了它的目的，现在已经准备好走向死亡。

Alice's talk was little more than cheerful sound, but, to fill a desolate interval, served its purpose; and her mother supported her with ever-faithful cooings of applausive laughter. " What a funny thing weather is" ! the girl ran on.

爱丽丝的谈话不过是欢快的声音，但为了填补寂寞的间隙，达到了目的；她的母亲用永远忠实的鼓掌笑声来支持她。 “天气是多么有趣的事情”！女孩继续跑。