1、Aesops FablesA Man and his wife had the good fortune topossess a Goose which laid a golden egg everyday.有一对夫妇非常幸运,他们有一只每天下一枚金蛋的母鹅。Lucky though they were,they soon began tothink they were not getting rich fast enough,and imagining the bird must be made of goldinside,they decided to kill it in order t
2、o securethe whole store of precious metal at once.尽管非常幸运,可他们很快就觉着财富增加得还不够快,不仅如此,他们还以为这只鹅的内脏肯定也是金的。于是,他们决定杀掉它,这样就能立刻得到全部珍宝了。But when they cut it open they found it wasjust like any other goose.Thus,they neithergot rich all at once,as they had hoped,norenjoyed any longer the daily addition to theirwealth.然而,他们把鹅开膛破肚之后,却发现和其它鹅没什么两样。如此,他们既没有像当初希望得那样一夜暴富,也不能再享有财富与日俱增的好运气了。Much wants more and loses all.贪多必失。