It’s a lovely house and very big but nobody uses it so it’s a bit of a white elephant.
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Giải thích: a white elephant: cái gì đó đắt nhưng không có mục đích hữu dụng
something very expensive and useless: một cái gì đó rất đắt tiền và vô dụng
something very big and useful: một cái gì đó rất lớn và hữu ích
something very beautiful and useful: một cái gì đó rất đẹp và hữu ích
something very cheap and useless: một cái gì đó rất rẻ và vô dụng
=> a bit of a white elephant = something very expensive and useless
Tạm dịch: Đó là một ngôi nhà đáng yêu và rất lớn nhưng không ai sử dụng nó nên nó đắt và vô dụng.
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