Don't just pay lip-service to what I ask of you.

对于我要求你做的事，别只是口头敷衍。

Most cyclists pay lip service to this commandment;

大多数的车手都只是口头上赞成这条戒律；

They pay lip-service to education but don't work for better schools.

他们口惠而实不至，口口声声支持教育，却又不肯为改善学校条件做一些实际工作。

EG:Those who pay lip service are greater enemies than those who openly speak against us.

口头假殷勤的人比公开反对我们的人是更大的敌人。

Unfortunately, such views are not so influential in this age of economic determinism, even if governments often pay lip service to them.

可惜在这个经济至上的时代，这种观点影响有限。政府往往嘴上说说，行动却南辕北辙。