白费

Save your breath to cool your porridge.

不要白口舌。

To argue with him is like beating the air.

和辩论是白气。

In making that plea he will breathe in vain.

那种恳求是白口舌的。

I feel like I’m just wasting my breath trying to explain things to him.

我觉得跟解释简直是白唇舌。

Our labour will not be lost.

我们的努不会白。

Trying to sell overcoats in midsummer is a real mug's game.

大夏天推销大衣, 真是白气。

Mr. Taylor’s present behaviour stultifies his previous efforts.

泰勒先生前的行为使过去的努全白。

I tried to chuff her up in vain.

我想让她高兴起来,但是白气。

Hurling his arms and legs about wildly, he kept afloat but wasted much effort.

用胳膊和腿在水中乱划, 这样虽可以漂浮, 但却白多气。

All my efforts were vain.

我的一切努都白。

Pam’s flogging a dead horse trying to organize the theatre trip. It’s quite obvious that nobody’s interested.

帕姆想组织剧团巡迴演出，无疑是白心机。很明显没有人感兴趣。