但徒劳无益
to people like us.
做徒劳无益之事
run after two hares
作徒劳无益的事
hold a candle to the sun
但却是徒劳无益。
but it was all in vain.
空井打水，徒劳无益。
Drop a bucket into an empty well.
撒网捕风。徒劳无益。
Catch wind with a net.
这会是徒劳无益的。
It will turn out a futile attempt.
徒劳无益的痛哭时。
When I cry out for the.
要谨防徒劳而无益。
Beware of the barrenness of busyness.
这样做只会徒劳无益。
It could be expensive.
不然，我们将徒劳无益。
Otherwise, our labours will have been in vain.
你在做徒劳无益的事。
Youre knocking your head against a brick wall.
我们尝试过。但徒劳无益。
We tried, but it was to little avail.
这种努力是徒劳无益的。
It was a vain effort.
跟他们争论是徒劳无益的。
It's useless arguing with them.
这种企图其实是徒劳无益的。
This attempt is actually in vain.
我被派去做徒劳无益的搜寻。
I've been sent on a wild-goose chase!
改革法律的徒劳无益的尝试
an ineffectual attempt to reform the law
我劝我丈夫戒烟，但徒劳无益。
I advised my husband to give up smoking, but in vain.
可在我看来，这种讨论徒劳无益。
But it seemed to me a pointless and unproductive kind of discussion.
他的所有努力都是徒劳无益的。
All his efforts were without avail.
但是, 在过去, 这些尝试通常徒劳无益。
However, in the past, these attempts were usually futile.
即使广学法教，若无益于自心，也是徒劳。
It is futile to learn many teachings if they do not benefit your own mind.
实施这样的法律，当然也是徒劳无益的。
The enforcement of such laws, of course, has been an exercise in futility.
他们努力的徒劳无益归咎於管理不善。
The barrenness of their effort is due to poor management.
