| 1. | The king used a white elephant to punish any of his officials who displeased him .
国王用白象去惩治任何一个使他不快的大臣。 |
| 2. | 3we don ' t want it . it ' s “ a white elephant
我们不想要这个沉重的负担 |
| 3. | Ex ： they never use the tv they bought . it ' s a white elephant
他们从未用过那台买的电视，真是浪费。 |
| 4. | 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。 |
| 5. | A motor - car would be a white elephant to him , because he can ' t drive it
摩托车对他一点用都没有，因为他不会驾驶。 |
| 6. | Some people say that monuments are a white elephant and a waste of money
有些人说建造那纪念碑实在是无意义的浪费钱。 |
| 7. | When he bought a car he didn ' t know it was going to be such a white elephant
（当他买一部车子时没想到以后要花如此一大把钞票。 ） |
| 8. | 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。 |
| 9. | The car they bough last year is a white elephant ; it uses a lot of petrol and breaks down again and again
他们去年买的小汽车真是个累赘；耗油量大，且老是出毛病。 |
| 10. | The boy showed no interest in music . the grand piano they had bought for him was nothing but a white elephant
那个男孩对音乐没有兴趣，他们为他买的大钢琴成了件多余的东西。 |
