What is the translation of "Don't want to get ahead"?

A man was very greedy. He bought a foot of cloth and asked the tailor to make a mandarin jacket, a pair of trousers, and a pair of socks. The remaining cloth also needed to be made into a hat. Many tailors did not make it for him because they did not have enough cloth. Finally, a tailor said: "I only need eight feet to make it, and I can save two feet. How about it?" The man was very happy after hearing this. The tailor actually made a long bag, covered the man from head to toe, and then tied the mouth of the bag tightly with a rope. The man said: "It's so frustrating." The tailor replied: "When I meet a miser like you, I will naturally feel depressed. The Province of Bu is saved, but it is difficult to get ahead!"

From "Xiao Lin Guang Ji Greedy and Stingy Department", the original text is: A stingy person will buy a foot of cloth and order a tailor to make a horse jacket, a pair of trousers, a pair of socks, and the remaining cloth will be used as a turban. The craftsman resigned with less cloth. A tailor who was lagging behind said: "I only need eight feet to make it, so how about I save you two feet?" The man was so happy that the sewing machine made a long bag and tightened it with a rope from the top of the man's head. The man said: "I'm very depressed." The craftsman said: "When I meet a stingy guy like you, I will naturally feel depressed. It's easy to save money, but it's hard to get ahead."

China has Joke books have a long history, but the one that brings them all together is none other than "Laughing Lin Guang Ji". This book is compiled by the game master. The game master does not refer to one person but a group of literati in the Qing Dynasty.

"Xiao Lin Guang Ji" can be regarded as a collection of jokes in the strict sense. The language is humorous, the writing is concise and elegant, and the expression techniques are also very mature. This book is divided into twelve parts, each with its own unique theme. One is ancient beauty, two is corruption, three is skill, four is body, five is endowment, six is ??boudoir style, seven is taboo, eight is monk way, nine is greed and stinginess, ten is poverty, eleven is ridicule, and twelve is fallacy. This classification method is not absolute, it is just for organizing and classifying the collected information.

The materials of "Xiao Lin Guang Ji" are mostly taken from joke collections of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, or written by the editor himself. In terms of form, Xiaolin Guangji is mainly short and concise. Compared with the common works nowadays, which contain hundreds to a thousand words, it is even rarer and slightly different from ordinary joke books. The whole book ridicules many phenomena such as greed, stinginess, hypocrisy, ignorance, gaffes, henpecking and other common phenomena among all living beings. He also did not forget to ridicule and tease some people with physical defects.

On the whole, although it is unavoidable that it is not kind enough to ridicule, its subject matter is a variety of people, things, and phenomena. Therefore, it has the function of keeping pace with the pulse of society and showing folk customs, so it is quite effective. It reflects the world situation, is enlightening and worth pondering. Although there are occasional dirty jokes in the book, they are all enjoyable but not obscene, and they are just entertaining conversations. In addition, this book is also full of satire on the human condition of the world, which is full of wit and humor, making people laugh. Especially in today's society, where life is tense and stressful, it would not be a bad thing to read more funny jokes and make people laugh more in life.

Most of the works in this book capture the essence of certain ugly phenomena in life, expose them in depth and hit the nail on the head. Most of the characters are depicted using exaggeration, the text is concise and vivid, the language is sharp, humorous, and the structure is exquisite, which has a strong comedy effect. This has to be attributed to their skillful expression techniques, that is, they are full of exaggeration, humor, burlesque and humor. and other elements.

Jokes about worldly affairs are the largest category, accounting for seventy-eight out of ten in "Laughing Lin Guangji". The "worldly affairs" here refers to the worldly sophistication in civilian society. This part of the works covers the secular world. All aspects of life - family life, social style, etc., criticize the despicable aspects of human nature and various bad habits in society, such as laziness, stinginess, henpecking, bribery... It can be said that all aspects of life are contained in it.

This book covers a wide range of topics, closely follows the pulse of society, reflects the world situation, has enlightening cognitive value, and is worth pondering. The description of human nature and the ridicule of absurd words and deeds are full of wit and humor, making people laugh.