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penny wise and pound foolish

n.小事聪明大事糊涂

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1. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
    早睡早起,富裕、聪明、身体好。

2. Each demanded some payment that was overdue: twelve shillings for the furniture and oilcloth; one pound four and one penny for the General District and Special Rates; and one pound one and fivepence halfpenny for Poor Rate.
    三封信都是催债的,而且每项款都已经过了期。家具和油布十二先令;统税和特税一镑四先令一便士;济贫税一镑一先令五个半便士。

3. But he had been laughed at as a foolish dreamer, and few people had any faith in him.
    可是人们都嘲笑他是个糊里糊涂的梦想家,几乎没人相信他的话。

4. Wise teachers avoid invidious rules gaginst the students.
    聪明的老师避免令学生厌恶的规定。

5. What are you going to do with that vase, Penny?
    你打算如何处理那花瓶?

6. We did owe nearly a pound, but I´ve been paying it off a little at a time."
    我们确实欠过近一镑的钱,可我一直在一点一点地还。”

7. They are foolish enough to let the adolescents see that they are annoyed.
    他们常常愚蠢得足以让少年看出他们在恼火.

8. They are foolish enough to let the adolescents see that they are annoyed.
    他们常常愚蠢得足以让少年看出他们在恼火.

9. They offered to pay $10 a pound for the biggest biscuit baked by a listener.
    他们愿意以每磅10美元的价钱买下由听众烘制的最大的饼干。

10. The tenants of Zeta Road looked and a mighty cheer went up, for across the spare wheel of the Hon. Hubert Bond´s car was plastered a huge poster which read: "NOT A PENNY ON THE RENTS!"
    泽特路的住户们看过去,一阵强有力的欢呼声响起来,尊敬的休伯特·邦德车子上的后备轮胎上粘着一张大海报,上面写着:“房租一分钱不能加!”

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