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The on-again, off-again project looks a white elephant.那个一会上马、一会下马的工程看来是个徒劳无功的大包袱。What's one person's white elephant is somebody else's pearl beyond price.一个人弃之不用的东西很可能成为另一个人的无价之宝。The new factory has proved to be a white elephant.事实已经证明，这座新工厂就是个昂贵的摆设。When the theatre first opened it was widely regarded as a white elephant.那家剧院刚开张时，大家都认为它是个奢侈的摆设。The run-down historic building has been the city's white elephant.那栋破败的历史建筑已经成为这个城市的大包袱。 |