Something very much to the purpose of course.

“当然说得很彻底。

" It is more to the purpose that you say you are" .

“你说你是更符合目的”。

" Lord forbidding is pious, but not to the purpose, " returned Mr. Jaggers.

" 上帝禁止是虔诚的，但不是目的，" 贾格斯先生说。

He informed Anthony confidentially as to the purpose for which these latter were reserved.

他秘密地告诉安东尼保留这些文件的目的。

And now our next set of English business jargon relates to the purpose of strengthening communication.

现在我们下一组英语商务术语与加强沟通的目的有关。

In a few minutes she was joined by Bingley, whose conference with her father had been short and to the purpose.

没过几分钟，彬格莱就到她这儿来了，因为他跟她父亲谈得很简捷扼要。

This is a method of making soap, though there's no reference to the purpose of this material.

这是一种制造肥皂的方法，虽然没有提到这种材料的用途。

" Nothing to the purpose, " replied her brother. " You were living with your husband, and were the only woman on board" .

" 这不能说明问题，" 她弟弟答道。 " 你是和你丈夫生活在一起，是舰上唯一的女人。"

This scheme of making the administration of justice subservient to the purposes of revenue, could scarce fail to be productive of several very gross abuses.

这种使司法行政服从于税收目的的计划，几乎不可能不产生一些非常严重的滥用行为。

What the writer meant, I think, was singleness of mind, holding steadfastly to the purpose in mind, without being drawn aside by less worthy objects.

我想， 作者的意思是心一意一意，坚定不移地坚持心中的目标，不被次要的事物所吸引。

The Baron found that he could not ignore the Royal Person, and studied the Emperor for a sign, any clue to the purpose of this audience.

男爵发现他不能忽视皇室成员，于是向皇帝研究了一个标志，任何线索来了解这个听众的目的。

The Pegasus's legs might have been more to the purpose; but, underneath the winged horse upon the sign-board, the Pegasus's Arms was inscribed in Roman letters.

飞马座的腿可能更适合这个目的； 但是，在招牌上的飞马下方， 飞马座的手臂上刻有罗马字母。

Here, we do have agency, and we can make a difference, but we ourselves are responsible to assume it, and this takes courage and honesty, which at last brings us to the purpose of art.

在这点上我们确实能有所作为，但所产生的后果需要我们自己承担，这里我们需要拥有勇气和正直这种品格，这使我们最终回归到艺术上来。

It is not much to the purpose whether a gate in that garden wall which I had scrambled up to peep over on the last occasion was, on that last occasion, open or shut.

我上次争先恐后地偷看的花园墙上的一扇门是最后一次打开还是关闭，这都没什么意义。

They felt it might be a being partially benighted in the vale of ignorance, but it could not be one who would willingly devote his rich natural gifts to the purposes of wanton treachery.

他们觉得这可能是一个在无知谷中部分蒙昧的人，但不可能是一个愿意将他丰富的天赋用于肆意背叛的目的的人。

But that is nothing to the purpose; To return to what I was saying, ) I took care of her funeral, had every thing performed decently and properly, and put myself to expence enough, God knows!

但这与目的无关。 回到我刚才说的话， ）我照顾了她的葬礼， 把每件事都办得体面和适当， 让自己付出了足够的代价， 天知道！

He was not ill-inclined to obey this request, for, though his heart was greatly relieved by such unlooked-for mildness, it was not just at that moment in his power to say anything to the purpose.

他并没有不情愿地服从这个请求，因为，尽管他的心因这种出乎意料的温和而大为宽慰，但此时此刻他并没有能力说出任何话来达到目的。

If beings differ from one another according to the purpose of their life, according to their INNER LIFE, this will necessarily be reflected also in their OUTER LIFE, and their exterior will be very different.

如果众生根据他们生命的目的、根据他们的内在生命而彼此不同，那么这也必然会反映在他们的外在生命中，并且他们的外在将非常不同。

The house was full of pretty things, some not obviously applicable to the purpose; but Miss Macy's casuistry was equal tothe baby's appetite, and the baby's mother was no match for them in the art of defending her possessions.

房子里摆满了漂亮的东西，有些显然不适合这个目的；但是梅西小姐的诡辩正合婴儿的胃口，婴儿的母亲在保卫财产方面不是他们的对手。