这早已不是第一次这个城市面临公众的半私人事件了，这也很难说是第一次人们对于纳税人是不是该买单而恼火。

This isn't the first time the city has confronted the public dimension of a semi-private event, and it's hardly the first time anyone was irritated over whether taxpayers should foot the bill.

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这早已不是第一次这个城市面临公众的半私人事件了，这也很难说是第一次人们对于纳税人是不是该买单而恼火。

This isn't the first time the city has confronted the public dimension of a semi-private event, and it's hardly the first time anyone was irritated over whether taxpayers should foot the bill.

youdao