But assuming that the talks make progress, won't they do too little, too late?

　　就算會談取得了進展，也未免太微不足道，且為時太晚了吧？

　　Study well and make progress every day.

　　好好學(xué)習(xí)，天天向上。

　　You can make progress only if you are modest.

　　惟虛心乃能進步。

　　Provided you are modest, you'll surely make progress.

　　只要虛心，就會進步。

　　Modesty helps one to go forward [ make progress]; conceit makes one lag behind.

　　虛心使人進步，驕傲使人落后。