Unfortunately, however, with the growing prosperity of Chinese economy, quite a number of rich people are choosing to live in luxuries, sometimes to the point of extravagance.

然而，不幸的是，随着中国经济的持续繁荣，许多富裕的人们选择了奢侈生活，乃至有时浪费。

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Again, this extravagance was partly responsible for the collapse: trees were used for making plaster with which to decorate their temples.

此外，这个无比壮观的建筑物也要为玛雅的失落负部分责任：树木被用来制造装饰庙宇的灰泥。

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It was a golden time with a remarkable character of elegance and extravagance.

这是一个优雅和张扬交织的金色年代。

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With the passing years, Fellini approached his material with an extravagance that bordered on the bombastic.

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