贵人多忘事贵人多忘；贵人善忘guì rén duō wàng shìa man of distinction has a poor memory;great men are apt to be forgetful; important people have short memories
❍ 老爷是～，…… (石文驹《战地红缨》67) How can a noble gentleman like you be expected to remember every trifle?/刘姥姥一面走，一面笑说道： “你老是 ‘～’ 了，那里还记得我们？” (《红楼梦》71)❶Smiling as she walked in,Grannie Liu remarked，“The higher the rank,the worse the memory. How could you remember us?”
❷Grannie Liu followed her cackling. “You know what they say:‘Important people have short memories.’I wouldn’t expect you to remember the likes of us!” 贵人多忘事gui ren duo wang shi【口语】a man of eminence has a short memory (said with goodnatured sarcasm) |