| 1. | All this talk seemed to me so futile .
所有这些谈话在我看来全都白费。 |
| 2. | The very idea was ghastly, futile !
这种想法的本身就是可怕的，徒然的！ |
| 3. | She turned on the radio with a futile gesture .
她百无聊赖地打开了收音机。 |
| 4. | It was obviously futile to arm them .
装备他们可说毫无意义。 |
| 5. | I would become disgusted with my futile daydreams .
我就讨厌自己那种虚无的梦想。 |
| 6. | My efforts were rendered futile .
我的努力全落空了。 |
| 7. | It is always futile to try to hold back the progress of history .
要想阻止历史潮流是徒劳的。 |
| 8. | Any added word would have been commonplace and futile .
再说任何话都会是平凡无聊，毫无价值的。 |
| 9. | The forces of unreason destroy one another in futile strife .
而那些非理性的力量则在无益的倾轧中互相毁灭。 |
| 10. | It was a strange, weird, interesting and yet futile battle of wits .
这是希奇、古怪、有趣、但是徒然的斗智。 |
