golden goose

美 [ˌɡoʊldən ˈɡuːs]英 [ˌɡəʊldən ˈɡuːs]
  • n.产金蛋的鹅(指带来财富但须小心对待以免失去的事物)
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noun

产金蛋的鹅(指带来财富但须小心对待以免失去的事物)
something that provides sb with a lot of money, that they must be very careful with in order not to lose it

An increase in crime could kill the golden goose of tourism.

犯罪率的上升可能会扼杀旅游业这只产金蛋的鹅。

  1. An increase in crime could kill the golden goose of tourism .

    犯罪率的上升可能会扼杀旅游业这只产金蛋的鹅。

  2. In those days the car industry was like a golden goose .

    那时候,汽车工业就是会下金蛋的鹅。

  3. Some credit companies might see college kids as their golden goose .

    有些信用卡公司卡能将大学生看成他们的摇钱树。

  4. And she ain 't gonna give up her golden goose .

    她才不会放弃她那棵摇钱树呢。

  5. And the golden Goose never visited his family again .

    而那只金鹅再也没有回过他的家。

  6. Not as good as the golden goose .

    没有在金鹅说的那句好。

  7. The girl 's got a golden goose .

    这个女孩有一只金色的鹅。

  8. So did the Knicks really just lose a marketing golden goose ?

    所以,林书豪转会是否意味着,尼克斯队真的失去了一只“下金蛋的鹅”?

  9. To the left a little eminence appeared , spotted with golden goose .

    左边出现了一座点缀着金雀花的小丘。

  10. This golden goose was in fact fed by the flesh and blood of innumerable Chinese coolies .

    这棵摇钱树是用数不清的中华劳工的血肉浇灌出来的。

  11. This is our alchemy and our golden goose .

    这是为我们的炼金术和我们的金鸭子。

  12. The NY Times hints that we are in direct competition with the Chinese over this future golden goose ( the green economy ) .

    纽约时报暗示我们与在这个未来的黄金鹅(绿色经济中的直接竞争)。

  13. But next time the golden Goose appeared to leave a feather for his daughters , the widow was at home alone .

    可是,金鹅再次来给女儿们金羽毛时,只有寡妇一个人在家。

  14. The thing that worries investors , though , is that the company 's golden goose - its search engine - is showing signs of age .

    不过,令投资者感到担忧的是,公司的摇钱树——搜索引擎——正呈现出衰落的迹象。

  15. At the time that Hong Kong was being handed back to China in 1997 , many local pundits worried that China would slay the golden goose .

    1997年香港回归时,许多香港本土的评论家都担心中国会宰掉这只“金鹅”。

  16. It is always hard to see whether the North Sea oil is profitable and whether the Government action is killing off the golden goose before it lays golden eggs .

    北海石油是否有利可图,政府的举措是否是断绝财源,这些部题一直叫人难判断。杀鸡取金蛋;只图眼前需要,断绝将来财源。

  17. Instead , certainly in terms of the funds industry , China appears to be trying to protect its golden goose to ensure that it is first in line for the ensuing benefits .

    事实恰恰相反,中国似乎正竭力保护属于自己的这只金鹅,以确保自己能够最先获得相应的利益。当然,这是就基金行业而言。

  18. Arguably the greater threat to Microsoft are free alternatives to its software and Windows operating system being developed at Google , a company awash with cash from its golden goose of search .

    可以说,对微软更大的威胁,是谷歌正在开发的可以替代其软件和Windows操作系统的免费产品。由于拥有搜索业务这只金鹅,谷歌拥有充沛的现金。

  19. You don 't sell off a " golden goose ": These public assets generate hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue each year , that can be used for hospitals , schools and other public services .

    抛售的并不是“金鹅”:公共财产每年产生的百亿税收可以被用在医院、学校和其他公共服务部门。