查询词典 a white elephant

Now people in the West calk a useless thing "a white elephant".

而现在西方人则把民用的人成为"白象"。

A motor car would be a white elephant to him , because he can't drive.

汽车对他来说毫无用处，因为他不会开车。

A motor car would be a white elephant to me.

对我来说汽车可能是个累赘。

In old Siam, if someone found a white elephant, he gave it to the King because it was unusual.

在暹罗，如果一个人发现了一只白象，他将其敬献给国王，因为这不寻常。

I'll never buy a car, for it's only a white elephant to me.

我决不买汽车，因为它对我只会是一个累赘。

I'd prefer a useful one rather than a white elephant.

我宁愿要好用的也不愿意要便宜的累赘。

A car is a white elephant for me.

对我而言，小汽车是个昂贵而无用的东西。

A person who owned a white elephant had to pay a lot of money to keep it proper.

谁拥有白色的大象，要为其神圣意义付出很多的钱。

In Thailand and India, a white elephant is regarded as a sacred animal.

在泰国和印度，白象被视为神圣的动物。

I was thinking I must have been out of my mind yesterday when I paid an arm and a leg for a white elephant like that.

我想我昨天一定是疯了，花了那么多的价钱，买了这样一个大包袱。

In the United States, chronic alcoholism and hepatitis C are the most common ones.

在美国，慢性酒精中毒，肝炎是最常见的。

If you have any questions, you can contact me anytime.

如果有任何问题，你可以随时联系我。