As with Sisyphus, the boulder was painstakingly rolled upwards only to tumble back down again in an absurd exercise of futility.
和西西弗斯一样，巨石费力地向上滚动，结果又滚了下来，徒劳无功。
Everything is loose in the house, and poor grandmother told me she was afraid that the house might tumble down.
房子里所有地方都松动了，可怜的奶奶告诉我她担心房子会倒塌。
The driver slammed on the brakes as soon as he saw the pram tumble in front of him and fortunately the train was already slowing down to stop at the station.
火车司机一看见婴儿车滚在他面前，就把车刹住，幸运的是火车已经减速准备停靠站台。
Long after its frothing tumble down the east side of Logan Pass, this water will stream into the Gulf of Mexico, and eventually join the Atlantic Ocean.
在罗根隘口东面澎湃而下之后，这条水路一直流到墨西哥湾，最终汇入大西洋。
And the tea will tumble down and trickle into all the other cups.
和茶翻滚下来，逐渐填满其他的杯子。
The outer walls looked likely to tumble down in a stiff wind.
外墙看起来一刮强风就会倒塌。
They tumble down mountain sides and meander through flat farmlands.
它们滚滚冲下山脊，蜿蜒穿过平坦的农田。
Some people are like Slinkies... not really good for anything, but you can't help smiling when you see one tumble down the stairs.
有些人就像弹簧玩具，没什么实在用处，但看他们在楼梯上倒腾来捣腾去还是很有趣的。
The country that prides itself as the "water tower of Africa" plans to end an energy shortage by building a network of mega-dams on the web of rivers that tumble down from its highlands.
为了结束其能源短缺的局面，埃塞俄比亚计划在那些从高原地区奔流而下的河流网络上建设一个巨型水坝网。
After that, whenever the mule was crossing a river, it would tumble down, no matter how people stopped it.
自那以后，每当这匹骡子过河时，总要摔倒，不管人们想什么办法也制止不了。
The International Monetary Fund says many Asian economies are to continue to tumble this year and will take some time to recover from the global economic slow-down.
国际货币基金组织星期三表示，许多亚洲经济体今年仍将面临坎坷前景，还需要一段时间才能从全球经济衰退中复苏。
That said, Mr. Stolper still thinks the odds favor the euro taking another tumble back down to $1.22 within the next three months.
即便如此，斯托尔帕仍认为欧元下跌机会更大，未来三个月欧元兑美元将再次下跌，挫至1.22美元。
They tumble down mountain sides; they meander through flat farmlands.
它们滚滚冲下山脊，蜿蜒穿过平坦的农田。
And as she watched it tumble down the steep slope toward the sea of grass, she realized she must follow.
当她看着它顺着斜坡翻滚进草海时，她意识到自己必须跟着走。
And as she watched it tumble down the steep slope toward the sea of grass, she realized she must follow.
当她看着它顺着斜坡翻滚进草海时，她意识到自己必须跟着走。
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