5. Cash cow

5.摇钱树

 

a dependable source of income; a product or service that makes money

可靠的收入来源；赚钱的产品或服务

 

Our company's cash cow is the sales department, which makes enough income to finance the developers.

销售部是我们公司的摇钱树，向开发部提供了大量资助。

 

The publisher saw the new bestseller as a cash cow.

出版商把最新的畅销作品视为摇钱树。

 

6. Eager beaver¹

6.干事卖力的人

 

an enthusiastic hard worker; someone very excited to start a task

做事勤奋的人；做事卖力的人

 

The new secretary is an eager beaver. Although she comes to work at seven every day, she's the last to leave in the evening.

新来的秘书做事勤奋。虽然每天七点就来上班，但总是最晚下班的人。

 

Don't be an eager beaver; we have plenty of time to do this job.

别那么卖命，我们有的是时间。

 

7. Road hog²

7.鲁莽的驾驶员

 

a inconsiderate driver, someone who drives carelessly and selfishly

不顾他人安危的司机，开车马虎，十分自私

 

Sorry that we're so slow, but there is no way to overtake that road hog in front of us.

抱歉速度太慢，但是我们无法超越前面那个乱抢路的司机。

 

A road hog nearly ran me over at the crossing as he failed to stop at the sign.

在十字路口，一位鲁莽的司机没能及时看到标识停车，差点撞到我。

 

8. Black sheep

8.害群之马

 

an undesirable³ member of a group, a disliked person, somebody who causes shame or embarrassment⁴ due to deviation⁵

群体中不受欢迎之人，给群体抹黑、危害集体的人

 

Don't be surprised that he doesn't want to take over father's business, he's always been the black sheep of the family.

他本来就不打算继承父业，别惊讶，他一直是家里的败家子。

 

They called me the black sheep as I didn't want to go to the pub and play billiards⁶ with them.

就因为我不想去酒吧跟他们打台球，他们就说我不合群。

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