| 1. | Shame, compunction, sense of futility flooded his whole being .
差耻，内疾和徒劳的感觉浸满他整个的人。 |
| 2. | It seemed to her a ridiculous armada of tubs jostling in futility .
在她看来，这似乎是一个可笑的澡盆舰队，在狂风恶浪中颠簸起伏。 |
| 3. | Little did they know that these talks were always an exercise in total futility .
他们几乎不知道，这种会谈往往都是白费力气，毫无成效。 |
| 4. | No one who isn't directly involved would ever believe the incredible duplication and futility .
不直接卷入的人没有一个会相信这种不可置信的重复和徒劳。 |
| 5. | "i know you did all you could."under the pressure of a feeling of futility his voice trailed off .
“我知道您已经尽了最大的努力。”在一种无能为力的感觉的压力下，他的声音逐渐消逝。 |
| 6. | "eh? what do you mean? all that i want to say is that my daughter，" he tailed off into silence, overcome by futility .
"嗯？你这是什么意思？我所想说的只是我的女儿，"他感到说也无济于事，便把话咽了回去。 |
| 7. | Before i could come to any conclusion it occurred to me that my speech or my silence, indeed any action of mine, would be a mere futility .
还不等我决定是谈还是不谈，我就看出来了，说也罢，或者沉默也罢，我的任何其他行动都不过是徒劳。 |
| 8. | It is a good example of the unity o futility and beauty
这是实用与美观相统一的典范。 |
| 9. | And so it is an exercise in futility
因此，那一切根本是徒劳无功之举。 |
| 10. | She has no idea how far removed i have grown from such futilities
她不知道我现在根本没有什么虚荣心了。 |
