大人不计小人过(dàrén bújì xiǎorén guò)A great man rarely stoops to pettiness or harbors grievance for past wrongs

Explanation

“大人不计小人过”把对方称为大人,说自己是小人,希望对方不要计较自己的过错,是一种主动认错的态度。

“大人不计小人过” addresses the listener as a great man in hopes that he might not dwell on the speaker’s shortcomings. It is a proactive means of apology.

Words:

迟到chídào:lat;
堵车dǔchē:traffic jam.

Sentences

1. Jiǎ：Shàngcì nǐ jiù chídào le ，zhèhuí hái chídào.
甲：上次你就迟到了，这回还迟到。
A: You were late last time and you are late again.

Yǐ：Lùshàng dǔchē ，nín jiù dàrén bújì xiǎorén guò ，bié shēngqì la ！
乙：路上堵车，您就大人不计小人过，别生气啦！
B: There was a traffic jam. A great man rarely stoops to pettiness. Don’t be angry!

2. Jiǎ：Dàrén bú jì xiǎorén guò ，nǐ jiù yuánliàng wǒ zhè yīhuí ba ！
甲：大人不计小人过，你就原谅我这一回吧！
A: A great man rarely harbors grievance for past wrongs. Please forgive me this time!

Yǐ： Hǎo ba , xià bù wéi lì.
乙：好吧，下不为例。
B: Okay, just this once.

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