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.
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