Which makes me very different among contemporaries.

He stands head and shoulders above the rest.

他与其他人相比显得鹤立鸡群.

This will set you apart and gain you immediate respect and credibility.

这会让你鹤立鸡群,立刻赢得尊重和信誉.

Working among these people, he is the pick of the bunch.

他和这些人共事, 自然是鹤立鸡群.

The book has no rival in its field.

那本书在同类书中鹤立鸡群.

And among universities, Harvard stands out.

哈佛在大学中间, 鹤立鸡群.

That would be killing the goose that lays the golden egg.

那就成了杀鸡取卵,只顾眼前.

Kill not the goose that lays the golden egg.

“勿杀鸡取卵. ”

By selling his company, he killed the goose that lays the golden egg.

他卖掉公司, 简直就是杀鸡取卵.

High taxes kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

高额税收是杀鸡取卵的做法.

In that case, why does McCloy kill the goose that lays the golden eggs?

那样的话, 为什么麦克洛伊要杀鸡取卵 呢 ?

I am apt to be very reckless in such shirt-button affairs.

我对此类鸡毛蒜皮的小事总是很不在乎.

She'll scrape up all the scrapings and load them on your head.

她会搜出种种鸡毛蒜皮的事情来,统统都往你头上扣.

He only offered some petty criticisms and failed to give any constructives.

他只作些鸡毛蒜皮的批评,没提出任何建设性办法.

He had a wretched appearance.

他长得尖嘴猴腮.

An ape is an ape , though decked with gold.

沐猴而冠.

That man has walked away with her umbrella.

那个人顺手牵羊拿走了她的雨伞.

That day after our chat, he walked away with both my pen and the lighter.

那天聊完天以后, 他就顺手牵羊把我的钢笔和打火机都拿走了.

Although he does not make a living by stealing, he often takes something in passing.

尽管他不是靠盗窃为生, 但他经常干些顺手牵羊的事.

The road pinched down to a trail.

大路渐渐变窄,成了羊肠小道.

It was rather hairy driving down that narrow road.

在那条羊肠小道上驾车使人提心吊胆.