A nest egg 储备金
<p>今日短语<span word="A">A</span> <span word="nest">nest</span> <span word="egg">egg</span> 储备金 </p><p>今日短语 很多人都会攒一笔钱，以备不时之需。在英语中，我们用 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nest">nest</span> <span word="egg">egg</span> “一颗窝里的蛋”特指为将来某种用途存下的备用的钱。</p><p>例句 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nest">nest</span> <span word="egg">egg</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p><span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="nest">nest</span> <span word="egg">egg</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roof">roof</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nest">nest</span> <span word="egg">egg</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span>.</p><p>请注意 另一个和鸡蛋有关的表达 <span word="put">put</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="basket">basket</span> “把所有的鸡蛋都放到一个篮子里”的意思是将一切希望或钱财都寄托在一个项目或计划上，孤注一掷。一旦篮子倒下，鸡蛋将会全被打破，一切则付诸东流。我们常用这个习语警示人们不要为某一件事冒险。</p><p>例句 <span word="Don">Don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="invest">invest</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="company">company</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="basket">basket</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="crashed">crashed</span>?</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="basket">basket</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span>.</p>
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