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Jim：I think I should start a restaurant.

吉姆：我想我該開家餐廳。

Psychiatrist：Why? You said you can』t even cook.

心理醫生：為什麼？你說你連飯都不會煮。

Jim：Well, it could be a real cash cow.

吉姆：呃，那可以像搖錢樹一樣賺大錢。

Psychiatrist：But you don』t like doing business. In fact, you don』t even like going to restaurants!

心理醫生：但你又不喜歡做生意。實際上，你連餐廳都不太喜歡去。

Jim：Okay. Maybe I』ll go to medical school instead.

吉姆：好啦。說不定我會改念醫學院。

Psychiatrist：But you faint at the sight of blood!

心理醫生：但你一見血就昏倒耶。

Jim：You know, I thought psychiatrists were supposed to make you feel better, not more depressed.

吉姆：你知道嗎？我以為心理醫生應該是要讓人好過些，而不是讓人更沮喪。

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★a cash cow搖錢樹∕金雞母

cash表「現金」，而 cow 指「乳牛」，字面上的意思是「現金乳牛」，也就是我們常說的「金雞母」或「搖錢樹」。

★until the cows come home很長一段時間（= for a long time）

例：We can talk about this problem．until the cows come home, but we still need someone to make the final decision.（我們可以討論這個問題到天荒地老，但還是需要有人來做最後的決定。）