However, some of the tests for the brain-wasting disease appear to work better than others.

然，针对脑部消耗性疾病的测试似乎比其他测试效果更好。

Since the object is so disposable, people don't put the time into comparing options.

由于物品的消耗性极强，人们不会花时间去比较各种选择。

The annual produce of its land and labour, however, would be the same, or very nearly the same as usual; because the same, or very nearly the same consumable capital would be employed in maintaining it.

然，它的土地和动力的年产物将与往常样，或者非常接近；因为将使用相同或几乎相同的消耗性资本来维持它。

However, the wasting disease that we're discussing spreads among sea stars the whole year round, not just during their reproductive season.

然， 我们正在讨论的消耗性疾病全年都在传播，不仅仅是在它们的繁殖季节。

How can a hopeless person hope for something and go after it, what is more, with such consuming energy?

个绝望的人怎么可能对某东西抱有希望并去追求它，且是以如此消耗性的能量？

So, the wasting disease observed in the experiment was probably not caused by these bacteria, but by some other unknown factor.

因此， 在实验观察到的消耗性疾病可能不是由这细菌引起的，是由其他未知因素引起的。