名人教英文：小钱精明，大钱胡涂
penny wise pound foolish
小钱精明，大钱胡涂
hemant: i went with leila to the market yesterday. she's a really savvy shopper.
赫曼﹕我昨天和拉莉一起上市场。她买东西，真会精打细算。
anar: i know. she always manages to buy everything at the lowest price.
阿纳﹕我知道。她什么都是价钱最低时买的。
hemant: she must save herself quite a lot of money that way.
赫曼﹕她一定节省不少钱。
anar: oh i'm sure she does. on the other hand she spends lots and lots of money on her pet dog and never worries about the cost.
阿纳﹕这个自然。不过，她花很多钱在爱犬身上，从不吝啬。
hemant: she really loves that animal. can't do enough for him.
赫曼﹕她实在很爱那只狗，爱得不惜一切。
anar: but she'll buy really expensive stuff for him that you could buy much cheaper.
阿纳﹕她买给狗的东西，十分昂贵，但其实可以便宜得多。