(kill) the golden goose是什么意思_英语组词翻译

词组

(kill) the golden goose

释义

●(kill) the golden ˈgoose

(also (kill) the goose that lays the golden ˈegg/ˈeggs)

(destroy) sth that makes you rich, successful, etc. 杀鸡取卵；（毁掉）摇钱树；（自绝）财源；（自毁）前程

◆The government is worried that a new tax might kill the golden goose by scaring away foreign investment.政府担心新税收会吓跑外国投资者，从而断了财路。

◆The banks made vast profits from an energy trader that had become the golden goose of Wall Street.各大银行已从华尔街的摇钱树－一个能源交易商身上赚了不少钱。

ORIGIN This comes from an ancient Greek story about a farmer who had a goose that laid golden eggs. The farmer thought that if he killed the goose he could get all the eggs inside. However, by killing the goose, he lost everything. 这个谚语源于古希腊传说。一位农夫有一只会下金蛋的鹅，他认为把鹅杀了就能取出全部金蛋，结果落得一场空。

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