A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
小
Petty
Petty things don't bother me as much as they used to.
我不再像过去那样为琐事烦恼了。
Deceit is the game of petty spirits, and that is by nature a woman's quality.
欺骗是心胸狭窄的人的游戏,这是女人的天性。
I don't want to be a politician. I don't like politics. It's petty; it fights dirty.
我不想当政客。我不喜欢政治。这是小;这肮脏的争斗。
I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it's so petty.
我听腻了这里的一百万美元,那里的一百万美元,太琐碎了。
Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.
大知闲闲,小知间间。大言炎炎,小言詹詹。
A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life.
王室是个有趣的想法。它把主权的骄傲降低到微不足道的生活水平。
Whether the gentleman is capable or not, he is loved all the same; conversely the petty man is loathed all the same.
无论绅士是否有能力,他都同样受到人们的爱戴;反之,心胸狭窄的人同样令人厌恶。
At its best, entertainment is going to be a subjective thing that can't win for everyone, while at worst, a particular game just becomes a random symbol for petty tribal behavior.
在最好的情况下,娱乐将成为一种主观的东西,并不是每个人都能赢,而在最坏的情况下,一款特定的游戏只是成为一种随机的象征,象征着琐碎的部落行为。