It's paid off! It has paid off!

成功了！没！

I see I am speaking in vain to a hardened heart.

我明了。对你一副铁石心肠讲也是。

And as the parties in Northern Ireland continue in talks to restore that devolution, the hope and history surrounding it should be a powerful reminder of the imperative of not letting that progress slip away.

随着北爱尔兰各方谈判恢复权力下放，关于它的希望和历史强烈地提醒人们，不要让一成绩。

And now, as many of you are missing out once again on parties and festivals, presentations, perhaps even long-planned holidays, I want you to know that your efforts have been worth it.

而现在，你们中的很多人再次错过了聚会和节日庆典，毕业演讲，甚至还有筹划了很久的假期，我想让大家知道，你们的努力没有。

If you give longer two to three sentence responses to those small talk questions, you're not necessarily over-sharing — you're giving the other person stuff to continue talking about, which is usually very appreciated.

如果你多讲两三句话来回答些小问题，你并没有唇舌—而是给对方个话题的素材，对方通常会很感谢你。

My work has not been in vain!

我的工作没有！

We say, " Don't beat a dead horse! "

“别力气了！”

No... I'm fairly certain someone is trying to send us on a wild goose chase.

不是他，我很肯定有人想让我们力气。

On every Memorial Day, a grateful nation remembers its heroes, and recognizes that lives and blood lost in defense of its freedoms are never given in vain.

每年的阵亡将士纪念日，一个心存感激的国家会缅怀它的英雄，并认可为捍卫自由而牺牲的生命和鲜血不会。

Learning, as I'm sure you realise is a two way process and without a significant investment from you, all our efforts will come to nothing.

学习方面，我确定你们明学习是双向过程，如果没有你们的大力投入，我们所有的努力都是的。

A half century later, it`s clear Dr. King`s work was not in vain.

半个世纪后，金博士的工作明显没有。

They don't want to find out that all of their hard work was for nothing.

他们不想最后才发现自己所有的努力都了。

Unfortunately, all of her efforts were in vain, because she was caught with false identification on one of these trains, and the Gestapo threw her in jail.

不幸的是，她所有的努力都了，因为她在其中一列火车上被抓到了，盖世太保把她抓进了监狱。

With the sports complex also featuring swimming pools, spas, a shopping center, and schools wedding halls, additional sports facilities, and restaurants planned nearby, the $700-million cost may not be in vain.

体育园区还设有游泳池、水疗中心、购物中心、学校婚礼礼堂、附加的体育设施和附近计划的餐厅，7 亿美元的投入可能不会。

His hard work paid off at last.

他的努力最终没有。

Measure the size of a ring that fits well on the person you are buying a gift for so you won't have to ruin the surprise.

如果你买戒指是用来送礼，测量对方戴着刚合适的戒指的尺寸。样就不会让你的惊喜心思。

That can lead to a lot of wasted effort.

可能会导致大量的努力。

All your hard work paid off, right?

你的努力没有，对吧？

All our efforts were in vain! The Chimney Sweeper grumbled to himself.

我们之前所有的努力都了！扫烟囱的孩子自己抱怨道。

All that time researching the subject and writing was wasted. After my story was rejected, I just didn’t have the heart to stay in the office. I walked the city streets with a heavy heart. I felt tired and sad.

查资料和写东西的时间都了。我的故事被拒之后，我就没心情待在办公室了。我怀着沉重的心情走在城市的大街小巷。我心好累，我好难过。