A small drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort for the millions without a job.

对数百万失业者来说，通货膨胀率的微降是不起作用的安慰。

These figures may look good on paper but are cold comfort to the islanders themselves.

这些数字理论上看来可能不错，但对岛民们却起不到安慰的作用。

Yet all this is cold comfort.

所有的这些都是冷漠的安慰。

Good news for the Class of 2012, perhaps, but cold comfort for this year's graduates.

或许这对2012届毕业生是好消息，但是今年的毕业生还必须面对残酷的现实。

But, when it's you without a job, when you're not able to draw a paycheck, that's cold comfort.

可是，当你没有工作，当你领不到薪水，那是简直不起作用的安慰。