Defending american capitalism these days is a thankless job .

如今替美国式资本主义辩解是件吃力不讨好的事情。

I am sometimes asked why I translate , since to many it seems a thankless vocation .

有时别人问我为什么做翻译，因为在很多人看来，这是个吃力不讨好的行当。

Everyone worries about iraq , either because they think the war should never have been fought , or because of the long , costly and thankless slog it has turned into .

每个人，无论是因为认为战争根本就不应该打，还是因为战争变成了持久、成本高昂并且吃力不讨好的泥淖，都在担心伊拉克。

Since the nobel committee saw fit to reward barack obama virtually the instant he was elected , it cannot be the lure of that prize that explains why he is investing in this thankless conflict so early .

诺贝尔委员会在奥巴马被选中为美国总统的时候就决定把这个奖项颁给他了，这说明奥巴马这么早就投入解决这场吃力不讨好的冲突并不是因为奖项的诱惑。

There are excellent reasons for not giving athens any immediate relief from its thankless task , however .

不过，有充足的理由不把希腊从徒劳无功的改革努力中立即解救出来。