In South Africa, Jani was a big fish in a small pond.

在南非，亚尼是当地的大人物。

I want to be a big fish in a small pond.

我要做一条在小池塘里的大鱼。

Turns out, I was just a big fish in a small pond.

现在发现，我只是条在小池塘里的大鱼。

I run my own company. I'm a big fish in a small pond.

我经营自己的公司。我是一条小池里的大鱼。

In our school, Professor Johnson was a big fish in a small pond.

约翰逊教授在我们学校，就像是小池里的大鱼，英雄无用武之地了。

As the manager of a local company, he enjoys being a big fish in a small pond.

作为一个地方公司总经理，他甘于做着这小池子里的大鱼。

It's rare when people consider being in New York, being a big fish in a small pond.

很少听到别人把在纽约比作，大鱼在小水池里。

Why does he always enjoy being a big fish in a small pond? He deserves a better position!

他为什么喜欢做一条小池塘里的大鱼呢？他应该获得一个更好的职位！

Tom is a big fish in a small pond. You need to force him to do something more challenging.

汤姆真的是大才小用。你要强迫他做一些有挑战性的事情。

As long as you stay, you find yourself a big fish in a small pond and can blame anyone for holding you back.

你呆在这里就发现自己是一条小鱼缸里的大鱼，可以责备任何人阻拦了你。

“Abroad you are just a small part of the country, while in Syria you can be a big fish in a small pond,” says a businessman who spent 20 years in America.

“在国外的时候你只是那个国家的一个小卒，但在叙利亚，却能成为这个小池塘的一尾大鱼。” 一位侨居美国20年的商人这样说。

Hillary was a formidable presence in law school, a big fish in our small but highly competitive pond.

希拉里在法学院是杰出人才，在我们那个充满竞争的小鱼塘里是一条大鱼。

But now, I am a college student, and I still want to live in the big city and I don't want to be a small fish in a big pond.

但现在，我是一个大学生，我还想住在大城市，我不想成为大池塘中的小鱼。

WPI is a good school, but there aren't too, too many brilliant people here. You have a chance to stand out in the crowd for sure (big fish small pond).

学院尽管非常好，但是大多数人都没什么才气，只要努力，你就有鹤立鸡群的机会。

I would like to be a small fish in a big pond.

你是愿意做大池塘里的小鱼还是小池塘里的大鱼？