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Meaning of 斤斤计较

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斤 jīn 斤 jīn 计 jì 较 jiào (Trad.: 斤斤計較)
to haggle over every ounce; (fig.) to fuss over minor matters; to split hairs
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1
别在那个小问题上斤斤计较了
。
我还有很多事情要去做呢
。
Please stop splitting hairs on such a trivial problem. I have a lot of work to do.
2
我是个斤斤计较的人
,
老是算计着谁谁做了什么
。
I'm a score-keeper, always calculating who has done what.
3
他鼓励毕业生们抓住机会
,
努力就业
,
而不是就薪水的高低斤斤计较
。
He encourages graduates to grab the opportunity to secure a job rather than haggling over salary issues.
4
而且管理费用通常较低
。
许多投资人在
2008年
遭逢资产大缩水打击之后
,
目前也对管理费用斤斤计较起来
。
Exchange traded funds also typically have low management fees, which many investors have taken more seriously after a brutal decline in asset values in 2008.
5
在那些斤斤计较利润和收获物的村子里
,
他说
:
“
你们瞧瞧昂布伦地方的人吧
。
In villages which were greedy for profit and harvest, he said: "Look at the people of Embrun!