243. When the results were recorded, they'd done no better than they would have by simply guessing.
译文 当结果被记录下来的时候，他们所做的事比简单地猜想好不了多少。
点睛 本句的主干是...they'd done no better than...。when引导时间状语从句。
record意为“记录，记载”。本句中的had done no better than意为“不比……好多少”，它是do no good (to sb./sth.)的变体形式。do no good (to sb./sth.) 的含义为“对（某人或某事）没有好处”。
考点归纳 本句中的do good to在口语中也是很常用的表达，意为“对……有好处”。除此之外，与good有关的常用口语表达还有：
It's good to see you. 很高兴看到你。
It was a good death for him. 他死得其所。
Give it a good try. 努力试试。
What's good about it? 有什么好？
