as short-sighted as mice 鼠目寸光

今年是鼠年，中文里有很多与鼠有关的成语，下面一块儿学习一个鼠字成语吧。

鼠目寸光，字面意思是老鼠的双眼只能看到一寸远（The eyes of a rat can see only an inch of light ）。用来形容目光短浅，没远见，可以翻译为as short-sighted as mice，see no further than ones nose。

她太自私了，鼠目寸光。

She is so selfish1. She can see no further than the end of her nose.

只有鼠目寸光的人才看不见教育的重要程度。

only a short-sighted man will lose sight of the importance of education.