a white elephant

1 This radio is really a white elephant to me.

这台收音机对我来说真是个累赘.

2 The big garden square is a white elephant in my city.

白色大象,意思就是花费多不中用的东西.

3 Mike doesn't want the house, it always has been a white elephant.

迈克不想要那房子, 它一向是个累赘.

4 That super size desk is a white elephant to his room.

那张他房间里的超大书桌很大而无当.

5 The car he bought was a white elephant.

他买的那辆车是无用之物.

6 There's a white elephant sale today.

今天有珍品要廉价拍卖.

7 A car is a white elephant forr me.

对我而言,小汽车是个昂贵而无用的东西.

8 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.

9 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.

10 Over the years, this old recreation vehicle has become a white elephant in our yard.

多年来, 那辆老的娱乐用车放在我家院子里成了没用的累赘的东西.

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