Over the weekend, Ireland, the European Union and the International Monetary Fund hammered out an expensive bailout for the erstwhile Celtic Tiger.

上周末，爱尔兰，欧洲联盟和国际货币基金组织为昔日的“凯尔特之虎”爱尔兰敲定了一项昂贵的紧急援助。

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He went to an expensive clinic to dry out.

他到一家费用昂贵的诊所戒酒瘾。

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Every day along the world's busiest border, an expensive and time-consuming pantomime is acted out.

在这个世界上最繁忙的边境地区，每天都在上演着一场昂贵又费时的哑剧。

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