名人教英文：长痛不如短痛

to cut our losses
长痛不如短痛

basil: you're looking a bit glum. anything wrong?
巴兹尔﹕你看来有点闷闷不乐，有什么不妥当吗？

subash: well, we've just had a big disappointment in our company.
苏巴什﹕嗯，我们公司刚刚发生了一件很不如意的事。

basil: is that to do with the computer software project you've been working on?
巴兹尔﹕是不是涉及你们近来致力的那个计算机软件计划？

subash: yes, it's been costing much more than we planned.
苏巴什﹕不错，计划所花的钱，远远超出预算。

basil: well, that almost always happens with big computer projects.
巴兹尔﹕大型计算机计划的花费，几乎总是出乎意料。

subash: i know, but we could never get it to work properly. so the boss made a big decision yesterday.
苏巴什﹕我也知道，但我们怎样都无法令软件顺利操作。于是上司昨天下了个重要决定。