它在这里表示的意思跟英语俗语“虚有其表”和汉语中的“绣花枕头”的意思一样，“绣花枕头”外表很漂亮，可里面却只是填满了干草而已。

It’s similar to the English saying “Many a fine dishhas nothing on it” or the Chinese idiom “embroidered pillow,” whichboasts a beautiful cover, but with only worthless dried strawstuffed inside.

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它在这里表示的意思跟英语俗语“虚有其表”和汉语中的“绣花枕头”的意思一样，“绣花枕头”外表很漂亮，可里面却只是填满了干草而已。

It's similar to the English saying "Many a fine dish has nothing on it" or the Chinese idiom "embroidered pillow, " which boasts a beautiful cover, but with only worthless dried straw stuffed inside.

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