Warnings of flood , famine , drought and mass extinction merge into an overwhelming sense of futility .

洪水、饥荒、干旱和物种灭绝等征候，渐渐化作无法抑制的徒劳感。

Stoppard ends his monumental play in 1868 , on a note of despair and futility and impending disaster .

斯托帕德以1868年来结束他那不朽的话剧，对绝望、徒劳和即将发生的灾难作出了提示。

Although bureaucrats still occasionally try to impose state controls on the city the futility of the effort quickly becomes apparent .

虽然政府偶然也会去对这所城市实施强制的控制措施，但是很快这种努力的徒劳就显现出来了。

Havel later recalled that what struck him most about that august week was the futility of military power confronted by unarmed civilians .

哈维尔后来回忆称，那年8月的那一周给他留下最深刻印象的是，对手无寸铁的平民动武是徒劳的。

As in the war museum , the moment is revelatory . It makes me realise with sudden clarity the futility of the whole us venture in vietnam .

就像在战争博物馆时一样，这个时刻具有启示性，令我突然清晰地认识到，美国冒险进攻越南完全是徒劳之举。