And nothing I could do or say could make the army move."

VOA: special.2009.11.05

On the one hand, you can imagine somebody who says, " "Look, it's bad enough that I'm going to die, " but the fact that " there's nothing I could do about it just makes it worse.

一方面，可以想象有些人会说，“我会死去这已经够糟糕了，“但是对此我无可奈何,“却让它变得更糟糕。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

I could bumble around about geography and this and that, but nothing.

我可以围着地理什么的天马行空地说一大通,但却是一番空谈

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

He told a friend: "I am satisfied that if the election were held now, nothing could prevent me from becoming president.

VOA: special.2009.03.05

There was nothing that could stop me from doing what I wanted to do.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

but I could see nothing else of the old man's face or person.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

"I feel that I'm in the best shape that I could possibly be. There's nothing else more I can do at this point.

VOA: standard.2009.08.19