英国俚语背后的故事：数豆子就是目光短浅吗?
<p>数豆子就是目光短浅?<span word="bean">bean</span> <span word="counter">counter</span></p><p>数豆者。指只看具体数字而不管其他因素的会计师或统计员，引申为目光短浅的庸俗小市民。</p><p>美国俚语。豆子是西方百姓日常的口粮。英语中使用<span word="bean">bean</span>的成语很多，如<span word="old">old</span> <span word="bean">bean</span>(老朋友)，<span word="every">every</span> <span word="bean">bean</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="black">black</span>(每粒豆子都有€黑店)，以及<span word="he">he</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="beans">beans</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="five">five</span>(他不是傻子)。复数的<span word="beans">beans</span>可以表示钱、财产或其他值钱的东西。因此，<span word="not">not</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bean">bean</span>就是一文不值，而<span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bean">bean</span>是几乎就要破产了。这里的<span word="bean">bean</span> <span word="counter">counter</span>原意也有数钱或只捡芝麻的意思。</p>
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