That enormous wardrobe your mother gave us has been nothing but a white elephant.
你妈妈给我们的大柜子只不过是个废物.
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My uncle does not want that house. It is only a white elephant to him now.
我叔叔现在并不想要那所房子, 那对他来说毫无用处.
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The foreign aid to the country was believed to be nothing but a white elephant.
那个国家得到的外援不但无益而且成了沉重的负担.
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Each holiday for me seemed like a white elephant, a thing which can't make people excited.
每一个节日对于我来说如同鸡肘, 令人提不起劲.
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Some people say that monuments are a white elephant and a waste of money.
有些人说建造那纪念碑实在是无意义的浪费钱.
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When the theatre first opened it was widely regarded as a white elephant.
那家剧院刚开张时,大家都认为它是个华而不实的摆设。
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The king used a white elephant to punish any of his officials who displeased him.
国王用白象去惩治任何一个使他不快的大臣.
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南白象镇钟灵毓秀, 人杰地灵, 有着丰富的历史文化遗产.
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