The tear fills the empty eyes and flows futilely.

眼空蓄泪泪空垂，暗洒闲抛更向谁？

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It was a backhoe, futilely picking through the shell of a factory dormitory that had crumbled, trapping dozens of people.

挖土机突然的在工厂已经倒下的废墟里搜寻著被困人员，这座倒塌的楼房据说掩埋了几十人在下面。

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Not vexed by reading comprehensively though futilely, I deal seriously with teaching and handling affairs and have no regret for suffering losses.

书无所不读，全无所惑，并不着急，教书做事，均甚认真，往往吃亏，也不后悔。

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The protagonist is a young playground director futilely trying to protect the children he supervises from contracting polio.

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And now there is Smith, who waited futilely throughout the first round, returned to the theater Friday and was rewarded.

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Before the market futilely tried to correct in 2008, approximately 37.9% of tax filers, on net, paid no income taxes.

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