1.His to-do list was dispiritingly inadequate on some of the thorniest problems, such as nationalising insolvent banks, dealing with toxic assets and failing mortgages.
叫人泄气的是，他的“要做”清单在一些最棘手的问题上却不尽人意，比如对资不抵债银行的国家接管，以及处理有毒资产和违约按揭等问题。
2.His to-do list was dispiritingly inadequate on some of the thorniest problems, such as nationalising insolvent banks, dealing with toxic assets and failing mortgages.
叫人泄气的是，他的“要做”清单在一些最棘手的问题上却不尽人意，比如对资不抵债银行的国家接管，以及处理有毒资产和违约按揭等问题。
3.His to-do list was dispiritingly inadequate on some of the thorniest problems.
在一些最棘手的问题上，他的待办事项清单令人沮丧地不足。