Mr. Seymour tried in vain to make his wife change her mind. She offered a variety of excuses.

西摩先生徒劳地想让他的妻子改变主意，她提出种种的借口。

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TILL Elizabeth entered the drawing-room at Netherfield and looked in vain for Mr. Wickham among the cluster of red coats there assembled, a doubt of his being present had never occurred to her.

伊丽莎白走进尼日斐花园的会客室，在一群穿着“红制服”的人们里面寻找韦翰先生，找来找去都找不着，这时候她才怀疑他也许不会来了。

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After a year or so of looking in vain for a good business model, Mr Gillmor has put the idea on ice.

进行了一年左右，因为找不到好的商业模式，格尔默先生冰封了这个想法。

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They have also urged Mr Aznar, in vain, to make a place for religious, rather than just ethical, teaching in the national curriculum.

ECONOMIST: A new Golden Age

In vain has Mr Bildt tramped Sweden since his return, touring the countryside and especially the north, where support for the Moderates is thin.

ECONOMIST: Sweden

"For the past two years I have tried every effort to save LCD from falling apart, but all in vain, " Mr Mosisili said.

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