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Takes an arrogant person to see clearly his countenance, only then arrogantly makes the mirror with others to him; If acts servilely to him, but added steadily his arrogance, brought contempt upon oneself in vain.

"Li You King"要一个骄傲的人看清他自己的嘴脸，只有用别人的骄傲给他做镜子；倘若向他卑躬屈膝，不过添长了他的气焰，徒然自取其辱。

We set all the traps have been in vain.

我们设下的所有圈套都白费了。

Mr. Seymour tried in vain to make his wife change her mind. She offered a variety of

西摩先生徒劳地想让他的妻子改变主意，她提出种种的借口。

How then do ye comfort me in vain, whereas your answer is shewn to be repugnant to truth ?

你们为何说空话来安慰我？你们的答话显然只是欺诈！

E.g. I've searched all over the shop for my book, but in vain.

我找遍了所有的地方，就是找不到我的书。

He reminded "the gentlemen of the jury" that the sieur Baloup, formerly a master-wheelwright, with whom the accused stated that he had served, had been summoned in vain.

随后他转向被告，要他注意听他说话，并补充说：您现在的处境非慎重考虑不可了，您有极其重大的嫌疑，可能引起极严重的后果。

Many Seventh-day Adventists have incorporated the polite swearing of popular "slanguage" without realizing that it is really taking God's name in vain.

糟了！ 天啊（ gosh ：用来表达轻微的惊奇或高兴，源自 God 即上帝一词的变化。）

Though hard and rare: thee I revisit safe, And feel thy sovran vital Lamp; but thou Revisit'st not these eyes, that rowle in vain To find thy piercing ray, and find no dawn; So thick a drop serene hath quencht thir Orbs, [ 25 ] Or dim suffusion veild.

如今安然向你重访，感觉到你那回生的明灯；可是我这双眼睛却不再受你的照顾，它们只徒劳地回转着寻求你那尖利的光线，却没找到黎明；如此浓翳厚障蒙住我的眼球，令它们变得暗淡无光。

St. Bernard pleaded for them, but in vain.

圣伯纳德恳求他们，但都是徒劳的。

Stowe tried every means to pull his business through, but all in vain.

斯托千方百计想使他的企业免于失败，但白费力气。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。