徒劳无益

in one's eyes

在某人看来

the law of gravity 万有引力定律 | in one's eyes 在某人看来 | in vain 白费地,徒劳无益地

make a goose of sb

瞒骗[愚弄]某人

like geese on a common 自由自在地闲逛 | make a goose of sb. 瞒骗[愚弄]某人 | shoe the goose 徒劳无益, 白费力气

flowing with milk and honey

鱼米之乡

flog a dead horse 徒劳无益 | flowing with milk and honey 鱼米之乡 | Flowers are the pledges of fruit. 花是火的保证.

scribe

抄写员

对于作者真名实姓和确切身份的穷根竭底是徒劳无益的,因为圣体剧脚本是为演出而非阅读准备的,它们应该被当作文献而非文学来看待,况且在后世的传抄过程中根据实际演出的需要这些脚本必然有所改动--在中世纪,重要的是抄写员(scribe)而非作者(auth

avoid self-inflicted setbacks

(避免由自己造成的退步)

no trouble-making(别找麻烦) | avoid self-inflicted setbacks(避免由自己造成的退步) | don't take good pains for nothing(别做徒劳无益的事)

count sheep

点羊,数数(心里计数以求入睡)

13.Milk the ram作徒劳无益的事 | 14.Count sheep 点羊,数数(心里计数以求入睡) | 15.Herd sheep牧羊

shoe tree

鞋楦

shoe the goose 徒劳无益 | shoe tree 鞋楦 | shoe 鞋

the myth of sisyphus

西西弗的神话

永无休止. 这真是令人绝望的苦役啊. 西西弗斯的聪明才智和美好年华就在这样一件徒劳无益的工作中慢慢消耗殆尽. 加缪(Albert Camus)据此写了一篇著名的哲学小说,叫做>,讲述了这么一个荒谬的英雄.

be all adrift

小题大做

徒劳无益 hold a candle to the sun | 小题大做 be all adrift | 三番五次 again and again

drop a brick

出丑, 失言

drop a bomb 引起轰动, 引起惊慌. | drop a brick 出丑, 失言. | drop a bucket into an empty well 空井打水, 徒劳无益.

along with：同...一道(一起)

allow of 容许(有...),容得 | along with 同...一道(一起) | and all that 诸如此类

I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him：我毫无条件地、无可救药地爱上了他

I was absolutely positive about 3 things,有3件事我很确定. | I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.我毫无条件地、无可救药地爱上了他. | You are my life now.现在你就是我的生命了.