习语口语对话大全(MP3+中英字幕) 第265期:penny wise and pound foolish

penny wise and pound-foolish

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A:He is penny wise and pound-foolish.

A:他这个人小处精明，大处糊涂。

B:Why do you say so?

B：怎么这么说他?

A:The trash of the world he sets high price upon, but the heavenly things he shamefully undervalues.

A:对废物他估价太高，对珍品却嗤之以鼻。

B:Maybe all of us are the same.

B：或许我们都大同小异。