每日谚语(day3)
penny wise,pound foolish 见小利而忘义,干大事而惜身; 捡了芝麻丢了西瓜;小事聪明大事糊涂 这里的penny指便士 1 pound(英镑)=100 penny(便士)通过借代法 代替为一大一小
例句:I know you don't want to pay for this expensive course of treatment, but when ignoring your health lands you in the hospital and you have to miss work, you'll see that you were penny-wise and pound-foolish. 我知道你不想付这昂贵的治疗费用,但当你忽视健康然后困于医院之时你就不得不停止工作,你会发现自己是捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
同时电影小丑回魂中的怪物潘尼怀斯(pennywise)可能与这则谚语有关