White elephant 华而不实的东西
(Finn and Feifei on a visit to the zoo)
Feifei: Hi. Im Feifei and joining us here in the zoo to present Authentic Real English is Finn.
Finn: Hello.
Feifei: Whats the matter, Finn? 怎么不高兴呢?动物园这么多动物,多好看呀!
Finn: Yes, I love animals too. But I dont know what Im going to do with that white elephant .
Feifei: 你不知道应该如果应对 a white elephant? 你是说远处的那头白象?
Finn: No. The one my uncle is giving me.
Feifei: 什么?你叔叔送你一头象?
Finn: He is moving to South Africa and hes giving away some of his things.
Feifei: 如果我要搬到南非的话,估计我也会把带不走的东西都送人。可是你真打算养一头大象吗 Finn?
Finn: Thats the problem. I am not. Well, it is beautiful
Feifei: 是呀,大象长得太好看了。
Finn: and it is powerful
Feifei: 非常健壮。
Finn: But it needs too much petrol!
Feifei: 汽油?给大象喝?
Finn: Yes. Old sports cars need a lot of petrol, you know.
Feifei: 就说嘛,吓死我了。我以为你要给大象喝汽油。Finn 是说跑车很费油。
Finn: Yes, of course! It wasnt talking about an actual elephant.
Feifei: 你听,大象也松了一口气。
Finn: Yes, he did. In English, when you call something a white elephant, you mean its large, costs a lot of money to keep and has no useful purpose.
Feifei: 我们用 white elephant 这个短语来描述贵而无用的,华而不实的东西。不过我知道你喜欢骑自行车,跑车对你来说用处不太大吧。
Finn: Thats right. Lets listen to some examples of how to use this expression.
Ive paid a lot of money for this posh designer dress that I never use. It is a white elephant!
The new airport is a white elephant! Its got four runways and its equipped with the latest technology, but not many people visit this region.
Feifei: White elephant 还可以用来描述一样看起来漂亮,但是在实际生活中浪费空间的东西 。
Finn: Thats right.
Feifei: 所以说呀,这些华而不实的玩意儿可远远比不上动物园里这些大象的人气。
Finn: Feifei, shall we go and have a look?
Feifei: 好的,咱们去看看可爱的大象们 and these are certainly not white elephants! Bye.
Finn: Bye.
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