A “Pavilion” in “Gnat Exile”-The Artistic Sketch for Kunqu Opera The Peony Pavilion Performing Overseas

“大流亡”中一“亭”-昆剧《牡丹亭》在海外上演的文化框架

She’ll consider it your fault if we quarrel because you strain at a gnat

她会认为我们的争吵是你错了，因为你这么斤斤计较。

strain at a gnat and swallow a camel

拘于小事大事糊涂

You need not sing to me like a gnat to profound that question

你用不着象蚊子那样哼哼唧唧地提出这个问题。

If you are going to make more fuss about my using a sheet of office stationery than about his falsifying the books,you are straining at a gnat and swallowing a camel.

如果你对我使用公家信纸大惊小怪，而对他伪造账目反而不闻不问，那你就是抓住麻，丢掉西瓜了。

Determining of Killing Effect on the Mosquito Gnat of BTH-14 and BS-10

苏云金杆菌(BTH-14)和球形芽孢杆菌(BS-10)混合液对营口市区库蚊蚊幼的毒力测定

He’s very slow at this work because he’s always straining at a gnat .

他干活很慢，因为他总是顾虑重重。

He’s always straining at a gnat .

他总是对小事很拘谨。

strain at a gnat and swallow a camel

小事拘谨大事糊涂;见小不见大

I am bewildered and crushed. The very idle rumour of fellow-creatures so wonderfully gifted makes me dwindle in my own estimation to the size of a gnat .

这使我迷惑不解，而且佩服的五体投地。这就是我自己越看越小，小得像个小蚊虫的原因。他们有如此神奇的天赋!正像传说中讲的那样。

The trouble with these negotiations is that they strain at a gnat and swallow a camel.

这些谈判的毛病在于斤斤计较小节而忽略大局。

All over the country, many Americans are learning to “dip for the oyster” , “box and gnat ” , and “ wring the dishrag” .

在美国，很多人学跳“洗牡蛎”、“棒打小昆虫”、“拧抹布”等舞步。

The WPP boss explains bluntly: “Why did I pick Charlotte Beers? She had the attention span of a gnat , but she was fantastic. ”

这位WPP集团的老板坦率地解释道：“我为什么选择夏洛特-比尔斯？她的关注范围像昆虫一样小，但她非常棒。”

eye gnat

n.眼疾蝇

gnat bugs

n.长头蝽

gnat robot

胶合机器人

clear lake gnat

n.清湖幽蚊

potato scab gnat

n.马铃薯蕈蚊

strain at a gnat

n.谨小慎微,拘于小节

southern buffalo gnat

n.南部水牛蚋