There is nothing new under the sun. 日光之下,并無新事。 mean,small-minded,or narrow-minded petty:形容詞,小氣的,心眼兒小的,心胸狹隘的。 (petty這個詞還可以形容數(shù)量、規(guī)模小的) 他可小氣了,從來不給小費。 He is a petty man. He never tips. 我原本以為他特小氣,不過我看錯他了。 I thought he was very petty, but I was wrong about him. 你真的太狹隘了,萬萬沒想到你會拿我的過錯來攻擊我。 You are a petty, petty man. I didn't think you would use my mistake against me. |
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