汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 小算盘
小算盘 (小算盤)
lit. small abacus / fig. selfish calculations / bean-counting
喻为个人或局部利益的打算。
xiǎo suàn () pán
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

但现在欧洲经济岌岌可危,美国经济复苏缓慢,投资者们心里又打起了小算盘

But now, with European economies in shambles and the U.S. undergoing a slow recovery, investors are turning that wisdom on its head.

我愣了一下,肚子里的小算盘拨拉得劈啪响:自己用?包工程?

I spend a bit of the stomach throws ring for a small abacus Bola: themselves?

食物是最大的花销,所以很多购物者们在逛街的时候尽量使心里的小算盘与扔进手推车里的东西一致。

And food's a major expense. So a lot of shoppers try to keep a mental tally of what they toss into the cart as they go along.

然而,这个机灵鬼打着哄有同情心的阿尔·弗雷多这个格言大都出自好莱坞编剧笔下的老头收他当学徒的小算盘

However, the resourceful imp manages to finagle an apprenticeship out of the sympathetic Alfredo, whose adages come mostly from the pens of Hollywood screenwriters.