We begged him not to sign that contract, but to no purpose.
我们求他不要在那份合同上签字,但完全无济于事。
So you see my dear, you've abased yourself to no purpose.
所以你明白了吗,我亲爱的,你这可是白让自己蒙羞了。
We have discussed the problem several times but to no purpose.
枉自讨论了那么多次,问题还是没解决。
He tried to find out the cause, but all to no purpose.
他试图找出原因,但是全无结果。
So you see, my dear, you 've abased yourself to no purpose.
你看,亲爱的,你白费一番苦心贬低自己了。
So you see, my dear, you ' ve abased yourself to no purpose.
你看,亲爱的,你白费一番苦心贬低自己了。
They read deep and learned books to him, and then the lightest and most trifling that could be found, but all to no purpose.
人们念些深奥的书给他听,或念些世上最轻松的读物给他听,但这对他的病也没有什么好处。
Yet by His Majesty's orders he made many trials to open them, but all to no purpose; excepting some scraps containing some words.
在陛下的命令下,他尝试了很多努力试图打开这些纸卷,除了一些带字的碎片,一无所获。
Yet by His Majesty's orders he made many trials to open them, but all to no purpose; excepting some scraps containing some words.
在陛下的命令下,他尝试了很多努力试图打开这些纸卷,除了一些带字的碎片,一无所获。
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