运作不力的“文化年”如潮水般在一个地方涌进涌出，带来一时的风光，但并没有给当地带来持久的好处。

A badly run "year of culture" washes in and washes out of a place like a tide, bringing prominence for a spell but leaving no lasting benefits to the community.

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全国各地的电话像潮水般打来。

Telephone calls came flooding in from all over the country.

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问询从世界各地如潮水般涌来。

Inquiries flooded in from all over the world.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》