throw a sprat to catch a whale的用法和样例：
例句
- I'll say a few words first, in the hope of throwing out a minnow to catch a whale.
我先说几句，作为抛砖引玉吧。 - The author believes that this pioneering thesis can throw out a brick to attract a jade, and more and more attention would turn to legislative translation.
作者相信，本文在英汉立法语言的翻译研究上具有开拓性意义，将起到抛砖引玉的作用，推动英汉立法文件的翻译研究。
词汇搭配
- throw out a sprat to catch a whale 施小惠而得大利...
- throw a sprat to catch a whale 抛砖引玉
