N-COUNT If you say that an institution, a country, or a person is a paper tiger, you mean that although they seem powerful they do not really have any power. 纸老虎
They are nothing but paper tigers.
他们不过是纸老虎。
But you see many more paper tigers than real ones.
但是还是纸老虎多一些。
I spent almost two hours chatting with two student's parents tonight. When I came back, I wanted to learn "Paper Tigers". But I felt very sleepy. I decided to learn it tomorrow.
今天晚上，我花了将近两个小时时间同两位学生家长谈心。当我回到家后，我想学习《纸老虎》，但是我觉得非常瞌睡，于是就决定明天再学。
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