堂而皇之

[táng ér huáng zhī]

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1.
There was no doubt that a prompt "normalization" of an intersexual body was always "in the best interest of the child" .
没有人质疑对中间性者所迅即实施的“标准化手术”，却有人堂而皇之地认为手术终究“体现了孩子的最大利益”。
méi yǒu rén zhì yí duì zhōng jiān xìng zhě suǒ xùn jí shí shī de " biāo zhǔn huà shǒu shù " , què yǒu rén táng ér huáng zhī de rèn wéi shǒu shù zhōng jiū " tǐ xiàn le hái zi de zuì dà lì yì " 。
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2.
With that chain on his watch, Jim could look at his watch and learn the time anywhere he might be.
詹的表一配上这鍊子，在任何场合，他可以堂而皇之的看他的时间了。
zhān de biǎo yī pèi shàng zhè liàn zǐ , zài rèn hé chǎng hé , tā kě yǐ táng ér huáng zhī de kàn tā de shí jiān le 。
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3.
He was shaking her hand before I could finish the introduction. I noted that he was not wearing any of his Banker Costumes.
还没等我介绍完，他就跟她握起手来了。我发现他也没有穿银行家那种堂而皇之的礼服。
hái méi děng wǒ jiè shào wán , tā jiù gēn tā wò qǐ shǒu lái le 。 wǒ fā xiàn tā yě méi yǒu chuān yín háng jiā nà zhǒng táng ér huáng zhī de lǐ fú 。
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4.
Front of the children openly lying, the child asked he said: This is what adults, children do not know.
当着孩子的面堂而皇之的说谎，孩子问的时候说：这是大人的事情，小孩子不用知道。
dāng zhe hái zi de miàn táng ér huáng zhī de shuō huǎng , hái zi wèn de shí hou shuō : zhè shì dà ren de shì qíng , xiǎo hái zi bú yòng zhī dào 。
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5.
Ortega said she wants to know how the chicken's head could have made it past inspectors and into the hands of a customer.
奥特加始终搞不明白，鸡头这种东西到底是怎么逃得过检疫，还能堂而皇之地到消费者手中。
ào tè jiā shǐ zhōng gǎo bù míng bái , jī tóu zhè zhǒng dōng xi dào dǐ shì zěn me táo de guò jiǎn yì , hái néng táng ér huáng zhī de dào xiāo fèi zhě shǒu zhōng 。
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6.
The stated reason was that there were simply too many other high-profile cases to deal with in the department.
堂而皇之的理由是，警察部门需要处理的要案太多了。
táng ér huáng zhī de lǐ yóu shì , jǐng chá bù mén xū yào chǔ lǐ de yào àn tài duō le 。
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7.
Every single piece is sold as a separate: break them up and they still stand up in their own right as an individual garment.
每一件（西装外套或裤子）都是单独销售：西装外套与裤子分开卖后，它们仍是可以堂而皇之单穿的衣服。
měi yī jiàn ( xī zhuāng wài tào huò kù zǐ ) dōu shì dān dú xiāo shòu : xī zhuāng wài tào yǔ kù zǐ fēn kāi mài hòu , tā men réng shì kě yǐ táng ér huáng zhī dān chuān de yī fu 。
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8.
Corrupt politicians that were in prison for doing illegal favors were able to head right back to parliament after they got out.
那些因为非法牟利而锒铛入狱的腐败政客们竟然可以在出狱后堂而皇之地回到议院工作。
nà xiē yīn wèi fēi fǎ móu lì ér láng dāng rù yù de fǔ bài zhèng kè men jìng rán kě yǐ zài chū yù hòu táng ér huáng zhī de huí dào yì yuàn gōng zuò 。
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9.
Many burglars walk right in the front door because the door is unlocked, the lock is easy to pick or remove, or the door itself is flimsy.
很多夜贼堂而皇之从前门进入，因为门没有上锁，或是很容易被撬开或者移除，或者门本身不够牢固。
hěn duō yè zéi táng ér huáng zhī cóng qián mén jìn rù , yīn wèi mén méi yǒu shàng suǒ , huò shì hěn róng yì bèi qiào kāi huò zhě yí chú , huò zhě mén běn shēn bú gòu láo gù 。
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10.
Once but by crown after culture, pirates the wind, the right infringement wind of is more splendid.
而一旦被冠以文化之后，盗版之风、侵权之风就更加堂而皇之。
ér yí dàn bèi guàn yǐ wén huà zhī hòu , dào bǎn zhī fēng 、 qīn quán zhī fēng jiù gèng jiā táng ér huáng zhī 。
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