不成事

你必须放了你弟弟，没他我做不成事。

You must release your brother . I cannot do without him .

现如今你要是没有钱在后边撑着，就办不成事。

You can 't set up a business nowadays without money behind you .

西班牙海黑衣侠盗说，无火不成事。

The Black Avenger of the Spanish Main said it would never do to start without some fire .

人就是因为怕这怕那的才做不成事。

It 's the fear of what comes after the doing that makes the doing hard to do .

这个地方我反复对你提起过，没有你我办不成事。

This is the place I 've been telling you about , and I can 't do it without you .

熟识一小群人，或者与众多人士只进行过表面上的肤浅接触，都是办不成事的。

Knowing a small group of folks very well , or a huge smattering of contacts superficially , just won 't cut it .

生活中，有的人就像富和尚一样拥有的东西太多，需要的东西太多，什么都多，结果什么都那么麻烦了，反而做不成事了。

In everyday 's life , someone is just like the rich monk who owns and needs so many things ; everything for him is not enough and as a result nothing else would be done .

这么用表明你清楚你正在说的东西不足以成事。

It shows you know what you are saying is inadequate .

但是，只靠美国孤军奋战是不足以成事的。

But , on its own , the US effort is not enough .

仅靠管理能力显然不足以成事。

Managerial competence will simply not suffice .