White elephant 华而不实的东西
<p>(<span word="Finn">Finn</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="zoo">zoo</span>)</p><p>: <span word="Hi">Hi</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="zoo">zoo</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="Authentic">Authentic</span> <span word="Real">Real</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Finn">Finn</span>.</p><p><span word="Finn">Finn</span>: <span word="Hello">Hello</span>.</p><p>: <span word="What">What</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>, <span word="Finn">Finn</span>? 怎么不高兴呢？动物园这么多动物，多好看呀！</p><p><span word="Finn">Finn</span>: <span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span>.</p><p>: 你不知道应该如果应对 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span>? 你是说远处的那头白象？</p><p><span word="Finn">Finn</span>: <span word="No">No</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="uncle">uncle</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="me">me</span>.</p><p>: 什么？你叔叔送你一头象？</p><p><span word="Finn">Finn</span>: <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="things">things</span>.</p><p>: 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 <span word="Finn">Finn</span>?</p><p><span word="Finn">Finn</span>: <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span>. <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span>…</p><p>: 是呀，大象长得太好看了。</p><p><span word="Finn">Finn</span>: …<span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span>…</p><p>: 非常健壮。</p><p><span word="Finn">Finn</span>: <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="petrol">petrol</span>!</p><p>: 汽油？给大象喝？</p><p><span word="Finn">Finn</span>: <span word="Yes">Yes</span>. <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="petrol">petrol</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>.</p><p>: 就说嘛，吓死我了。我以为你要给大象喝汽油。<span word="Finn">Finn</span> 是说跑车很费油。</p><p><span word="Finn">Finn</span>: <span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>! <span word="It">It</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span>.</p><p>: 你听，大象也松了一口气。</p><p><span word="Finn">Finn</span>: <span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="a">a</span> '<span word="white">white</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span>', <span word="you">you</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="large">large</span>, <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>.</p>
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