1.an average person, as opposed to an important or wealthy one
2.somebody who operates a small business or invests on a small scale
1.One morning a woman was walking out of her front door, when she notices a strange little man at the bottom of her garden.
一天早上，一位女士正在从他的前门走出，这时她看到有一个奇怪的小男人在他的花园旁。
2.The crowd gaped, for it was a grotesque sight to see this little man ranting away just as if he were addressing his followers.
观众都傻了眼：这么个小小人物竟然大放厥词，活像是在对他的徒子徒孙训话，真是一大奇观，好不滑稽。
3.They all agreed that the little man had done quite right; they all said that they didn't blame him in the least.
大家一致认为小个子做得对，都说他们一点儿也不责怪他。
4."They were so concerned about me being a little man, they neglected to remember that I was also a little boy, " he said.
“从小，他们就把我当成人看，不把我当小孩，”他说。
5.The idea that teens need to be encouraged to slap the clown or rock the little man in the boat is bizarre.
诸如青少年需要鼓励去侮辱粗人，或者向小船里的小孩扔石块的主意很不靠谱。
6.When a year had passed a beautiful son was born to her, and she thought no more of the little man.
王后的第一个孩子出生了，她欢天喜地，却把小矮子和她自己的诺言给忘了。
7.The little man craned his neck, trying to get a glimpse of the parade over the heads of the crowd.
那个矮小的男人伸长了脖子，试图从人们的头上看一眼游行队伍。
8.One morning a woman is walking out of her front door, when she notices a strange little man at the bottom of her garden.
一天早上，一个女人刚走出大门，就瞥见有个奇怪的小人在她的花园后边。
9.The little man rolled over in bed and said firmly. No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows.
那个矮个男人在床上翻了一下身，平静地说道：不，先生，我告诉过你了，风暴来临床时我可以睡觉。
10.He appeared to be a tough little man whose one object in life it was to avoid work.
他看起来是一个粗暴的矮个子，他在世上的唯一的目的就是避免干活。