He waited in line for two hours and all for nothing-there were no seats left.

他排了两个小时的队，结果却是徒劳——座席全满了。

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A: he waited in line for two hours and all for nothing-there were no seats left.

他排了两个小时的队，结果却是徒劳——座席全满了。

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The authorities arrived within minutes, combing the area and later offering a massive reward, all for nothing.

案发后几分钟内警察到达现场，清理搜查了周围的地方，而后又提供了丰厚的悬赏奖金，但这一切都是徒劳。

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College can be stressful. Sometimes doing nothing at all is just what a student needs after studying for final exams.

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All I'm doing here, nothing particularly exciting, I'm simply plugging this expression in for P and then I multiplied the whole thing out because it was all multiplied by q.

这些计算过程确实很枯燥,我只是把这个算式代入到P中,然后打开整理,因为每一项都乘以了q

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They were not ready for self-government. So,there was nothing for us to do but to take them all.

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And in these grim times, consumers are likely to go for all or nothing, opting for either a free phone or a pricey smart phone, Greengart predicts.

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Such a way of thinking contrasts with the usual view around the world, which argues that since humans cannot live without water, it should be a basic human right, available to all, preferably for nothing.

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He spoke forcefully of the need for leadership and urged all of us to settle for nothing less.

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