The prospect for equities may not be great, in other words—but they may still be the best of a badlot.
股票的前景也许不那么好,但换句话说,它仍好比是一群矬子里最高的一个。
2
He is thought to have been picked ahead of his two older brothers solely because he is the least bad of a badlot.
他在其两个哥哥之前被选为候选人单纯因为他是在一帮没出息的家伙里面稍微有才的一个。
3
That is the good news.The bad news is there isn't a text that fits this syllabus, so we choose readings from various sources.And the text that I have chosen is the best of a badlot.