《太平广记·卷四百九十五·杂录三》
萧嵩退出去之后，皇上把他草写的纸扔到地上说： 真是白白地有个好外表。 
嵩既退，上掷其草于地曰： 虚有其表耳。 
After Xiao Song went out, the emperor threw his draft paper on the ground and said: "He really has a good appearance for nothing."
<s>[INST] 请将下面的文言文翻译成英语: 嵩既退，上掷其草于地曰： 虚有其表耳。  [/INST] After Xiao Song went out, the emperor threw his draft paper on the ground and said: "He really has a good appearance for nothing."</s>
请将下面的文言文翻译成英语: 嵩既退，上掷其草于地曰： 虚有其表耳。
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After Xiao Song went out, the emperor threw his draft paper on the ground and said: "He really has a good appearance for nothing."
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