每日學英語:Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs 殺雞取卵

2024-01-19 11:59:33  每日學英語
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs字面意思殺掉下金蛋的,真實含義是殺雞取卵;竭澤而漁;斷絕財路。

【例句】
They regularly buy large quantities from us, so we should not put up our prices too much; we don't want to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
他們定期向我們大量購買,因此我們不應(yīng)該把價格抬得太高,我們不想殺雞取卵。

They sold part of their business but it was the most profitable part. I think that they have killed the goose that lays the golden eggs.
他們把一部分生意轉(zhuǎn)手了,但這部分利潤最大。我想他們是殺雞取卵。

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