1. Penny wise, pound foolish. 
   贪小便宜吃大亏。
2. Penny wise and pound foolish. 
   小事精明，大事糊涂。
3. You'd better mend your fence falling down, or you will be stolen, don't be penny and pound foolish. 
   你最好把你倒了的栅栏修好，否则你会被偷的，不要贪小失大。
4. His fence is rotting and falling down because he wouldn't spend money to pain it .He is penny wise and pound foolish. 
   他由于不肯花钱漆篱笆，结果篱笆烂了，倒一下来。他真是个小处精明，大处浪费的人。
5. Mr.Brown bought a cheap truck to make money, but it was too old for long-distance transportation. He was penny wise and pound foolish. 
   布朗先生为省钱买了一辆便宜卡车，但车太旧了不能搞长途运输，他丢了西瓜拣了芝麻。

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