| 1. | He refused to spend money in repairing the roof, and now the rain has ruined half his furniture-a plain example of penny wise and pound foolish .
他不肯花钱修屋顶，现在房子漏了，家具毁了一半-这是再明显不过的贪小失大的例子。 |
| 2. | Some might say he is penny wise and pound foolish
有些人可能会说他是因小失大。 |
| 3. | Penny wise and pound foolish
小事聪明，大事糊涂。 |
| 4. | Penny wise , pound foolish
贪小便宜吃大亏。 |
| 5. | Fussy about trifles , careless about big things . penny wise , pound foolish
小的扣紧，大的放松，池子里捕鱼，太湖里放生。 |
| 6. | 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。 ） |
| 7. | She refused to spend money in repairing the roof , and now the rain has ruined half her furniture ? a plain example of penny wise
她不肯花钱修屋顶，现在房子漏了，家具毁了一半?这是因小失大再明显不过的例子。 |
| 8. | Mr . brown bought a cheap truck to make money , but it was too old for long - distance transportation . he was penny wise and pound foolish
布朗先生为省钱买了一辆便宜卡车，但车太旧了不能搞长途运输，他丢了西瓜拣了芝麻。 |
| 9. | Dick ' s heart trouble became worse because he wouldn ' t spend money to see a doctor at the beginning ; he was indeed penny wise and pound foolish
迪克一开始舍不得花钱去看医生，如果，他的心脏病日趋严重。这真是贪小失大，得不偿失。 |
