After all, Mary's running away had been genuine enough; though it had the results that any calculating woman could have foreseen.
归根结底说来，玛丽是存心出走的，虽然这事情的后果任何一个有心机的女人都能够预料得到的。After two years of cajoling Israelis and Palestinians to engage in direct talks, virtually no progress has been made.
他们用了两年的时间费劲心机劝诱巴以展开直接对话，却没有得到实质上的进展。From ancient to modern times I do not know how many people on it had great efforts, but to little effect.
古往今来不知有多少人在它身上费尽了心机，但至尽受效甚微。The cover story the spy told her was that he was a newspaper reporter .
他很有心机编造出的谎话，说他是报社的记者。Your efforts in trying to reach a logical solution in matters are offer futile.
你所有通过逻辑去解决问题的尝试都会被证实是白费心机。All of your efforts have been in vain, for the draining of the World Tree has already begun. Soon the heart of your world will beat no more.
你们的一切努力都将是白费心机，我已经在吸取世界之树的力量了！很快你们的心脏都会停止跳动！This was a profound and significant personal sacrifice - but, what the hell, it seemed the human thing to do.
这是一种颇具心机且重要的个人付出——但是说到底，这样做才显得比较有人性嘛。Charles asked his brother to teach him math. but he is barking up the wrong tree . his brother isn't good at math at all.
查理斯向哥哥请教数学。但他是白费心机了，他哥哥的数学一点也不好。He learned the truth, in anger depart, and he is but want to marry a woman without scheming.
他得知真相之后愤然离去，他不过是想娶个没有心机的女子。