throw out a minnow to catch a whale

• 舍小鱼钓大鱼,抛砖引玉

throw out a minnow to catch a whale的用法和样例：

例句

1. 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。
2. 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。