劳民伤财【英】

waste manpower and money

译文来源

http://www.npc.gov.cn/englishnpc/Special_11_5/2010-03/19/content_1690630.htm

例句

1. 坚决避免以扩大内需为名，搞劳民伤财的形象工程和政绩工程。——《2010年政府工作报告》

1. we must prevent the construction of image and vanity projects that waste manpower and money in the name of boosting domestic demand.—Quoted from 2010 Report on the Work of the Government