Cash cow：a product or service that provides a steady, dependable source of funds or income. Cash cow is business jargon for a business venture that generates a steady return of profits that far exceed the outlay of cash required to acquire or start it. （吸金产品或赚钱产业）
中文释义：“Cash cow”这个短语可不是“现金牛”，它指的是可以带来，固定收入的某种产品或是某种产业，其实也就是我们说的“摇钱树；下蛋鸡”。Cash cows 经常被用以研发、宣传、或支持新的产业，或用以钳制对手。
E.G.1：Cash cow refers to any business venture, operation, or product that is a dependable source of income or profit.
E.G.2：Mr. Gibb, I am a professional model. Look at this bone structure, this face is a cash cow.
英语俚语："Cash cow"情景会话：（摘自美剧『绝望的主妇』S01E11）
在美剧《绝望的主妇》第一季第十一集中，Gaby在应试，与代理公司Gibb老板谈判时，将自己比作是“Cash cow”，非常生动形象。Cash cow这个短语是地道的美国俚语，经常出现在商务场合及经济讨论中。下面先来看看剧本及视频剪辑：
Gaby：Mr. Gibb, I am a professional model. 格柏先生 我是个专业模特
------>> Look at this bone structure. This face is a cash cow. 看看这身材 这脸蛋 都是摇钱树
------>> And if you don't have the vision to take advantage of that, 如果你不知道慧眼识珠
------>> then maybe I'm at the wrong agency. 那我或许找错经纪人了 | 
发表于 2019-7-15 00:00:26
