As soon as I told him that we would lose money if we followed his advice, he shifted his ground and said that he was concerned with moral principles, not profits. 我告诉她如果我们照他的话去做就会赔本的时候，他立刻改变了论点并说他考虑的是道德原则，而不是利益得失。
In the short term we will lose money, but in the long term the profits will be very large. 短期内我们会赔钱，但从长远看，利润将会是丰厚的。
I'm shy of buying shares, in case I lose money. 我不敢买股票，怕赔钱。
