The prospect of living in a city holds little appeal for me.

住在城市里的机会对我没有什么吸引力。

The song is not worth listening to. / The song is not at all interesting./ The song has little appeal.

这首歌没什么听头儿。

It has little appeal for me.

这对我没有甚麽吸引力。

At the start of 2009, commodities have little appeal.

2009年伊始，商品期货有了少许上扬。

Thus governments would take in their land revenues in instalments over very long periods (a schedule of little appeal to rapacious officialdom).

因此，政府的土地收入在很长一段时期内只能分期获取（一这个安排对于贪婪的官场可没什么吸引力）。