He is only a petty official.

他只是个小官吏。

youdao

If you require a building permit, the petty official concerned will obviously get more pleasure from saying "No" than from saying "Yes".

如果你申请建筑许可证，说“不”比说“行”显然使管事的小官员感到愉悦。

youdao

If you require a building permit, the petty official concerned will obviously get more pleasure from saying "No" than from saying "Yes".

如果你申请建筑许可证，管事的芝麻官显然能从回答“不可以”中得到比说“可以”更大的快乐。

youdao

If you require a building permit, the petty official concerned will obviously get more pleasure from saying "No" than from saying "Yes".

如果你申请建筑许可证，管事的芝麻官显然能从回答“不可以”中得到比说“可以”更大的快乐。

youdao