fits and starts

If you work by fits and starts, you will never achieve much.

如果你只凭一时高兴去工作, 那末你永远不会有多大成就.

They worked in fits and starts.

他们的工作态度忽冷忽热.

Sure, there are the fortunate few from whom the journey has thus far been smooth sailing, but for the vast majority of us, there are fits and starts, hiccups, confusion, mistakes, wrong turns, U-turns, graceless moments.

诚然，少数幸运儿的人生迄今一帆风顺，但我们对大多数人而言，生命里会有断断续续、会有中断的时候、会有困惑、错误、会拐错弯、掉错头，还有颜面尽失的时候。

My slimming attempts tend to go in fits and starts

我的瘦身运动总是三天打鱼两天晒网。

I aimless by fits and starts, you can't walk out of the world.

我漫无目的的走走停停, 却始终走不出你的世界.

She did everything by fits and starts, but stuck to nothing long.

她做事总是凭一时高兴, 什么事都干不长.

My watch goes by fits and starts.

我的手表走走停停.

Military technology advances by fits and starts.

军事技术总是间断性地进步着。

Aerial refueling developed in fits and starts from its gutsy beginnings.

空中加油从这次勇敢的起点开始了它的稳步发展。

in fits and starts, punctuated at times by hardship,

一阵一阵地，时不时地有困难，

Most of us serve our ideals by fits and starts.

大多数人对待理想时冷时热.

Because of other commitments I can only write my book in fits and starts.

因为我有其他的事要做,所以这本书只能时写时辍.

Nothing worthwhile can be accomplished by fits and starts.

凭一时高兴,什么也做不好.

By fits and starts, the old car finally got us to town.

这辆老汽车停停开开, 总算把我们送进了城.

Youth only recognizes age by fits and starts.

青春只是偶尔认识老年.

He worked on his book by fits and starts.

他时断时续地写他的书.

My slimming attempts tend to go in fits and starts.

我的瘦身运动总是三天打鱼两天晒网。

This watch of mine goes by fits and starts.

我的这块表走得不准.

In fits and starts, this is beginning to happen.

这样的趋势将逐步地形成.

How great is that? You may have had a few fits and starts, and you may have even wondered if you were ever going to get your project back on the rails.

你可能在很早之前就着手于这个项目，并且一直希望它能够重回正轨。

The radio works by fits and starts.

这收音机时好时坏.

The replies to the advertisement are arriving in fits and starts.

广告登出后,反应断断续续地来了.