We say, Don't beat a dead horse! The British, on the other hand, advise against flogging one.

当我们想表达" 别再做无用之功" ，会说" Don't beat a dead horse" ！，而英国会将" beat（打）" 换成" flog（鞭打）" 。

Saudi Arabia is to abolish flogging as a form of punishment.

沙特将要废除鞭打这种惩。

The British, on the other hand, advise against flogging one.

另一面，英国人则使用flog。

I would be happy to send any of these stories (or any of the half dozen or so I'm currently flogging around) for you to look at, if you'd like.

如果您有兴趣，我很乐于将上述任何一篇寄给您一阅（我正在寻找机会发表的另外六七篇小说，您愿选一篇看看也好）。

He urged them to investigate whether energy companies are making excessive profits from selling gas, which he said earns higher margins than flogging electricity.

他敦促他们去调查能源企业否通过售卖天然气攫取暴利，按他所说，这比出售电力能获得更多利润。

The protest was triggered by footage released Sunday by the kidnappers, who were shown mercilessly flogging the captives.

这场抗议活动由绑架者周日发布的视频引发的，视频显示绑架者残忍地鞭打人质。

These days, even hotels are flogging the notion that anything is better if you rubberize it.

眼下，就连各旅馆也在大力宣传这样的观念：任何东西一经网络化将更具优势。

According to a legal document seen by media outlets there, it says flogging will be replaced by imprisonment or fines.

媒体在一份法律文件中提到将用拘留者款来代替鞭打。

Dwelling on a terrible thing forever and flogging yourself, it does nobody any good frankly.

老纠结于一件糟糕的事情并责，坦白说，这对你别人都没有好处。

There were rows of stalls flogging all kinds of things from jewelry to stationery.

一排排摊位上摆满了各各样的商品，从珠宝到文具应有尽有。

Condemnation is ready for scoffers and flogging for the backs of fools.

嘲笑者将受谴责，愚昧人必遭鞭打。

I was surprised you were up for flogging him.

我没想到你会愿意去教训他。

And flogging in this context does not mean beaten.

在这里鞭打并不意味着被打。

He who was the farthest on the spar, feeling the impossibility of passing his companions, and yet passionately dreading the disgrace of the flogging, threw himself desperately down to catch a rope considerably lower, failed, and fell senseless on deck.

他在桅杆上离得最远，他觉得不可能超过他的同伴，但又非常害怕鞭打的耻辱，他拼命地跳下去想抓住一根低得多的绳子，结果失败了，倒在甲板上失去了知觉。

The circumstances attending the last flogging but one that I received, will show how trivial a cause was sufficient with him for resorting to the whip.

除了我收到的最后一次鞭刑之外，其他情况都表明他诉诸鞭子的理由多么微不足道。

And meanwhile, Megan is doing her very best and it seems doing very well, flogging her as ever merchandise which sold out within an hour.

与此同时，梅根正尽其所能， 似乎表现出色，一如既往地推销她的商品， 这些商品在一小时内就售罄了。

Harsh punishments were imposed on anyone found guilty of these offences including public floggings, deportations and even the death penalty for serious repeat offenders.

对被发现犯有这些罪行的人实施了严厉的惩，包括公开鞭打、流放，甚至对严重累犯处以死刑。

This was known to all the inmates of the prison since the previous evening, and every one was talking of the coming flogging.

从昨晚开始，这件事全监狱的人都知道了，每个人都在谈论即将到来的鞭刑。

And meanwhile, Megan is doing her very best, and it seems doing very well, flogging her as ever merchandise, which has sold out.

与此同时， 梅根正全力以赴，似乎也做得相当出色， 一如既往地推销她的商品，这些商品已经售罄。

So far the trend has been excellent news for sellers of lab-grown diamonds, and terrible for those flogging the traditional variety.

到目前为止， 对于实验室种植的钻石的卖家来说， 这一趋势一个好消息，对于那些鞭打传统品种的人来说， 这可怕的。