meili 发表于 2022-10-18 21:14:48

Cash cow?

<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="cow">cow</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="slots">slots</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="cow">cow</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="spaces">spaces</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="stream">stream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="cows">cows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> (<span word="money">money</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>.</p><p><span word="Cows">Cows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="cash">cash</span>?</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="directly">directly</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="milking">milking</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="spaces">spaces</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="cows">cows</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="cows">cows</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="milk">milk</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="freshly">freshly</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="earns">earns</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="cows">cows</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="goose">goose</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="doubly">doubly</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="goose">goose</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="lays">lays</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="cow">cow</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="flow">flow</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stream">stream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="income">income</span>. <span word="Stream">Stream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="income">income</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="streams">streams</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="milk">milk</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unbroken">unbroken</span> <span word="flow">flow</span>, <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="analogy">analogy</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="means">means</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="slots">slots</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="occupying">occupying</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span> <span word="lanes">lanes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="stream">stream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span> – <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="publishes">publishes</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="these">these</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p>
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