prodigality

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If time being of things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality.
如果时间是最宝贵的东西那么浪费时间就是最大的浪费。
The artist purposefully exaggerates the student’s body to emphasize his prodigality, while dwarfing his parents to indicate their hardship.
作画者故意夸张了学生的身体大小从而强调了他的铺张生活，同时缩小了他父母的身体大小来体现他们的辛苦。
So that we may say that Paris's great prodigality, its wonderful festival, its Beaujon folly, its orgy, its stream of gold from full hands, its pomp, its luxury, its magnificence, is its sewer system.
因此我们可以这样说，巴黎最大的挥霍，它奇妙的节日，波戎区的狂欢，它的盛宴，它的挥金如土，它的豪华，它的奢侈，它的华丽，就是它的阴渠。

He preached austerity, yet practised prodigality, doling out favours and privileges with flair and precision.
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