每日学口语(10月24日)PENNY WISE AND POUND FOOLISH. POUND, PENNY, AND, 口语, FOOLISH

寄托天下

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有这样一种人，他们在小事上表现得特别聪明，一点亏都不吃，但是在大事上却糊里糊涂。我们常用“因小失大”、“贪小便宜吃大亏”或者“捡了芝麻，丢了西瓜”来形容这种人。英语里也有对应的谚语，即“penny wise, pound foolish”。

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在这个短语里，“penny”是“便士，小钱”的意思，代表小事；而“pound”是“英镑，大钱”，代表大事。在花小钱的时候精明，花大钱的时候糊涂，也就是小事聪明大事糊涂的意思。有这种毛病的人可要改一改啦，我们追求的应该是“大事聪明小事糊涂”。

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Penny wise, pound foolish也常常写成 penny wise and pound foolish。

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看下面例句：

Education budget cuts are penny wise and pound foolish since public education is an investment in our future.

（公共教育是对我们未来的一项投资，削减教育预算的做法真是因小失大。）

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Penny wise, pound foolish.

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PENNY WISE AND POUND FOOLISH.

Eillitrena

Penny wise, pound foolish.

purlin

Education budget cuts are penny wise and pound foolish since public education is an investment in our future.

寄托天下

PEENY WISE AND POUND FOOLISH.ITS OFTEN DESCRIBED SB SMART IN TRIVIAL THINGS BUT CONFUSED IN THE IMPORTANT ONES.FOR INSTANCE,EDUCATION BUDGET CUTS ARE PENNY WISE AND POUND FOOLISH SINCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IS AN INVESTMENT IN OUR FUTURE.