用中文说: "Beat a dead horse"

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Beat a dead horse

【中文】谈及已经结束的事；已经某事无济于事

Tánjí yǐjīng jiéshù de shì ；yǐjīng mǒushì wújìyúshì

【解释】 To bring up an issue that has already been concluded; something that's considered to be pointless.

【例句】

- I have given up making the students talk! It's like beating dead horse.

就放弃让学生开口说话吧！你是在浪费时间。

Jiù fàngqì ràng xuéshēng kāikǒu shuōhuà ba! Nǐ shì zài làngfèi shíjiān.

- You are beating a dead horse. The couple says their marriage is over and there is no way you can bring them back to each other again.

你白费劲了，这对夫妇说他们的婚姻结束了，他们不可能和好了。

Nǐ báifèijìn le, zhèduì fūfù shuō tāmen de hūnyīn jiéshù le, tāmen bú kěnéng héhǎo le.