Today, we talk about beating a dead horse.

今天，我们谈论的是“beating a dead horse”。

One bird does not a dead horse make.

一只鸟不代表死去了一匹马。

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

“别白费力气了！”

But beating a dead horse would be pointless – because it's dead.

但抽打一匹死马是没有意义的——因为它已经死了。

Her mantra to calm down begins: One bird does not a dead horse make.

一只鸟不代表死去了一匹马。

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）" 。

Not to beat a dead horse, but we really are a great resource for learning English.

我不想白费力气，但我们确实是学习英语的极好资源。

A few weeks after this, a cart with a dead horse in it passed by our cab stand.

几个星期以后，一辆拉着一匹死马的车从我们的车站旁经过。

Dead men and dead horses, yes, and dead mules, lying by the road, swollen, covered with flies, but nothing alive.

不错，有的是死人、死马、和死骡子躺在路旁、浑身肿烂、叮满了苍蝇，可是活的什么也没有。

There is another expression with the word " ground" that means the same thing as " beat a dead horse."

“Ground”这个词还有另一种表达方式，意思与“beat a dead horse”相同。

It's not that people don't believe in your dreams and stuff, but you can't beat a dead horse.

不是人们不相信你的梦想什么的，而是你不能战胜死马。

Sometimes a person fights a battle that has been decided or keeps arguing a question that has been settled. We say this is like " beating a dead horse."

有时，一个人可能一直就已经决定了的战争而战斗，或者一直争论已经解决了的问题。我们说，这简直是白费口舌(就好象beating a dead horse)。

When Nixon finds a dead horse, she photographs and records everything at the site, looks for shell casings and tracks left by feet or vehicles, and calls law enforcement.

当尼克松发现一匹死马时，她会对现场的一切进行拍照和记录，寻找弹壳和脚印或车辆留下的痕迹，并打电话给执法部门。

Horrifying images flash by, maggots feasting on rotten food, dead horses on a beach, a mysterious figure with long black hair over her face.

恐怖的画面一闪而过， 蛆虫在腐烂的食物上大快朵颐，死马在海滩上， 一个神秘的身影留着长长的黑发。

If you don't want to say to them, " Now you're just beating a dead horse, " you can say, " Look, we've gone over the same ground and nothing has changed. So, can we please change the topic? "

如果你不想对他们说，“现在你只是在做无用功”，你可以说，“看，我们已经讨论过同样的问题，没有任何改变。所以，我们能不能换个话题？”

Jon's throat was dry. " Water, " he gasped. Grenn brought it, and held it to his lips. " I saw the Fist, " he said, after a long swallow. " The blood, and the dead horses... Noye said a dozen made it back... who" ?

琼恩喉咙干涩。" 水。" 他喘着气说。葛兰把水端到他唇边。" 我到过先民拳峰，" 吞了好几口之后，他续道，" 血，死马… … 诺伊说有十几个人回来… … 都有谁？"