竭澤而漁的英文：
[Literal Meaning]
drain/pond/aux./fish
to drain the pond to get all the fish

[解釋]
竭：弄干；澤：湖、池；漁：捕魚。獲取時沒有長遠打算，只圖眼前利益，往往造成嚴重的后果。

[Explanation]
to do things for short-term profit without considering the long-term effects, usually leading to severe consequence

[例子]
對于新發(fā)現的金礦，我們不能竭澤而漁，要給后代留一些財富。

[Example]
We cannot kill the goose that lays the golden eggs and drain the newly-found gold mine; we should leave it for the later generations.

[英文等價詞]
to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

參考例句：
  • Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
    殺雞取卵;竭澤而漁
  • Kill the goose that lays the golden egg; drain the pond to get all the fish
    殺雞取卵;竭澤而漁

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