她们在餐厅、酒吧、美发沙龙和临时办公室找兼职，得到虚有其表的职称。
They held down second jobs in restaurants, bars, hair salons and temp offices and were rewarded with glossy titles the longer they stayed.
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.
梅尔夫人决不虚有其表，她是表里如一的。
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