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1 lit. even a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse (idiom)
2 fig. even after suffering a loss, a rich person is still better off than ordinary people
3 a cultured person may come down in the world, but he is still superior to the common people

Sample Sentences

啊哟，瘦死的骆驼比马大。绝大多数国际组织都被发达国家操控，制定一些霸王条款来剥削发展中国家。世贸组织也不例外。

āyō ，shòusǐ de luòtuo bǐ mǎ dà 。juédàduōshù guójìzǔzhī dōu bèi fādáguójiā cāokòng ，zhìdìng yīxiē bàwángtiáokuǎn lái bōxuē fāzhǎnzhōngguójiā 。shìmàozǔzhī yě bù lìwài 。

Oh, a starving camel is still bigger than a horse. The majority of international organizations are controlled by developed countries. They come up with some despotic policies to exploit developing countries. The World Trade Organization is no different.

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骑骆驼

qí luòtuo

To ride a camel.

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没错，没错。中国人说的龙大部分是金色的，有着骆驼的头，鹿的角，兔子的眼睛，牛的耳朵，蛇的脖子和身体，鱼的鳞片，老虎的脚掌和鹰的爪子。虽然身上没有翅膀，可是也会飞，能上天下海，还能变成各种样子，是中国古代神话中具有超能力的生物，大多数时候代表着吉祥。

méicuò ，méicuò 。zhōngguórén shuō de lóng dàbùfen shì jīnsè de ，yǒu zhe luòtuo de tóu ，lù de jiǎo ，tùzi de yǎnjing ，niú de ěrduo ，shé de bózi hé shēntǐ ，yú de línpiàn ，lǎohǔ de jiǎozhǎng hé yīng de zhuǎzi 。suīrán shēnshang méiyǒu chìbǎng ，kěshì yě huì fēi ，néng shàngtiānxiàhǎi ，hái néng biànchéng gèzhǒng yàngzi ，shì zhōngguógǔdàishénhuà zhōng jùyǒu chāonénglì de shēngwù ，dàduōshùshíhou dàibiǎo zhe jíxiáng 。

That's right. Chinese dragons are generally golden, with the head of a camel, the body of a deer, the eyes of a rabbit, the ears of a bull, the neck and body of a snake, the scales of a fish, the paws of a tiger and an eagle's claws. Although it doesn't have wings, it can fly. It can also go undersea, and can change its appearance. It's a super-powerful creature in ancient myths. Usually, it represents good fortune.

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哦，记得！他们当时就是问我租的骆驼，我还有个兄弟给他们做向导，去了就没回来。

ò ，jìde ！tāmen dāngshí jiùshì wèn wǒ zū de luòtuo ，wǒ hái yǒu ge xiōngdì gěi tāmen zuò xiàngdǎo ，qù le jiù méi huílai 。

Oh, I remember! They rented camels from me. My brother went with them as their guide, and he never came back.

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科比，我们没戏了！剩下的干粮两天都支撑不了了，骆驼也走不动了，我全身快散架了。快给我纸和笔，我要立遗嘱。

Kēbǐ ，wǒmen méixì le ！shèngxià de gānliáng liǎng tiān dōu zhīchēng buliǎo le ，luòtuo yě zǒubudòng le ，wǒ quánshēn kuài sǎnjià le 。kuài gěi wǒ zhǐ hé bǐ ，wǒ yào lì yízhǔ 。

There's no hope, Kobe! The remaining rations won't even support us for the next few days, and our camels can't walk any farther. Soon, I'll be completely exhausted, too. Quick, give me paper and a pen. I'm going to write my will.

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楼兰在维语里就是“进去了就出不来的地方”。你想想，有多可怕！而且那儿有一段路，汽车开不进去，必须骑骆驼。当时我真怕就那样死在沙漠里了！

Lóulán zài Wéiyǔ li jiùshì “jìnqù le jiù chū bù lái de dìfang ”。nǐ xiǎngxiang ，yǒu duō kěpà ！érqiě nàr yǒu yī duàn lù ，qìchē kāibùjìnqù ，bìxū qí luòtuo 。dāngshí wǒ zhēn pà jiù nàyàng sǐ zài shāmò li le ！

In the Uighur language, Loulan means ``The place that you can enter but never leave." Think about it-- how terrifying is that! And there's a place there that cars can't enter. You have to ride camels! At the time I was really afraid of dying that way in the desert!

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