He married a number of wives in his declining years and his life on the whole was by modern standards unedifying .

他晚年娶了 好几个妻子，按照现代的标准，他的生活总的 来说 毫无 教益。

But at least the unedifying spectacle of comrades in Christ tearing strips off each other over gay sex will vanish from the headlines for a bit .

但是至少 基督教 友 间在同性恋问题上相互指责的 丑行一 段 时间内 应该不会 再出现在头条新闻上了。

In recent weeks the local media reported prominently the unedifying spectacles of a Singaporean money changer allegedly cheating hundreds of Chinese workers of their hard-earned savings here .

最近，本地媒体显著的报道了一名新加坡钱币兑换 商，被控欺骗数以百计的中国 客工辛苦工作存下来的 血汗钱的新闻。

During the past few years an unedifying legal battle waged in New York courtrooms has steadily unpicked the restructurings that allowed Argentina to pick up the pieces after its $ 95bn default in 2001 .

过去几年里在纽约法庭上展开的不 光彩的诉讼战，逐步破坏了阿根廷的债务重组努力，后者本会让阿根廷在2001年950亿美元债务违约之后重整旗鼓。

The unedifying saga of their divorce was played out in the newspapers .

他们 那 令人 厌恶的离婚故事被报纸刊登出来了。

We were treated to the unedifying spectacle of two cabinet ministers fighting over a seat .

我们看到了两个内阁部长为一张座位打斗的 丢脸的场面。