cleverness in trivial matters

常见例句

Certainly, only count on one's own cleverness in trivial matters, it is so far today that can't walk really.
儅然，僅僅指望我自己這點小聰明，是怎麽也走不到今天這麽遠。
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Human beings have great wisdom, but meticulous calculation of losses and gains reduces it to cleverness in trivial matters.
人類有大智慧，卻因爲對得失斤斤計較，最後都變成了小聰明。
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Officialdom protect one extremely, play with the cleverness in trivial matters for any small interests and those officialdom veteran even more, I wonder if that saves oneself from damage;
官場上更是死保一家，爲了一點小小的利益和那些官場老手耍小聰明，不知保全自身；