拉风成语之nest egg 四月 21, 2008
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nest egg
Definition :
an amount of money that you have saved for the time when you stop working, get married etc
Origin :
养鸡户们为了得到更多的鸡蛋，就把真的鸡蛋和假的混杂在一起，放在鸡窝里，目的是使母鸡在同一个地方继续下更多的蛋。所以鸡窝中的蛋就越来越多了，后来西方人就用这个成语来形容储蓄了。
Example:
This investment will be a nice little nest egg for you when you get married.
(一)请翻译上面Example句子。
(二)写出前几期的两个成语中文
1.catch-22
2.bury the hatchet
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