蝇头微利 meaning in English
“a fly's-head profit” -- small profit; small [petty] gains; petty profits; trifling profit; a profit as small as the head of a fly; a mere trifle in the way of profit
Examples
- When formerly i was looking about to see what i could do for a living ， some sad experience in conforming to the wishes of friends being fresh in my mind to tax my ingenuity ， i thought often and seriously of picking huckleberries ； that surely i could do ， and its small profits might suffice ? ? for my greatest skill has been to want but little ? ? so little capital it required ， so little distraction from my wonted moods ， i foolishly thought
从前，我东找西找地找一个谋生之道的时候，由于曾经想符合几个朋友的希望，而有过一些可悲的经验，这些经验在我脑中逼得我多想些办法，所以我常常严肃地想到还不如去拣点浆果；这我自然能做到，那蝇头微利对我也够了， ? ?因为我的最大本领是需要极少， ? ?我这样愚蠢地想着，这只要极少资本，对我一贯的情绪又极少抵触。