習語口語對話大全(MP3+中英字幕) 第265期:penny wise and pound foolish
penny wise and pound-foolish
撿了芝麻,丟了西瓜A:He is penny wise and pound-foolish.
A:他這個人小處精明,大處糊塗。B:Why do you say so?
B:怎麼這麼說他?
A:The trash of the world he sets high price upon, but the heavenly things he shamefully undervalues.
A:對廢物他估價太高,對珍品卻嗤之以鼻。B:Maybe all of us are the same.
B:或許我們都大同小異。