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I hate to think of all that hard work going down the drain!所有的辛劳都付诸东流，我真不愿去想！The mayor tried to hamstring our efforts by cutting the budget.市长企图靠削减预算使我们的努力付诸东流。As talks between the leaders broke down, several months of careful diplomacy were unravelled.由于领导人之间的会谈破裂，几个月精心策划的外交努力付诸东流。In the end, bad weather put paid to their chances of winning the match.最终，坏天气使他们赢得这场比赛的机会付诸东流。All the efforts of the last two years will be blown away.过去两年的一切努力将付诸东流。This brings to naught every effort to stabilize the economy.这使稳定经济的所有努力都付诸东流。Millions of pounds have gone down the plughole.数百万英镑付诸东流。His parents lost their life savings when the stock market crashed.那时股市崩盘，他父母一生的积蓄都付诸东流了。 |