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每日习语:too (clever) by hal

  too (clever) by half 可太聪明啦(贬义);聪明过了头
          A:He thought he could get Mr. Green’s money in his pocket but he lost all, he was too clever by half.
          B:The fact is he never realizes that. He always starts out tricking others and ends up being tricked.
          A:That’s the point. He once lost his briefcase by asking a “blind man” to take care of it for him.
          A:他以为自己能把格林先生的钱据为己有,但却一分也没得到,他可是聪明过头了。
          B:事实是他从没有认识到这一点。他总是开始时骗别人,到最后却被别人骗。
          A:对啦,这才是要害。他曾丢过一个公文包,原因是让一个“盲人”帮他看包。
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