常用英语谚语学习-坐吃山空.docx

常用英语谚语学习-坐吃山空
Rest on your laurels; have no money; eat oneself out of house and home

例句：

1、 坐吃山空意思是只坐着吃，

常用英语谚语学习-坐吃山空
Rest on your laurels; have no money; eat oneself out of house and home

例句：

1、 坐吃山空意思是只坐着吃，山也要空。指光是消费而不从事生产，即使有积累如山的财宝，也要耗尽。
Rest on your laurels means sitting only to eat and even the mountains can be empty. It refers to consumption only but not engaging in production, even if there is a mountain of wealth, it will surely run out.


2、他们山吃海喝浪费了几年,直至坐吃山空。
They lived high on the hog for several years until they had no money.




3、吴女士说弟弟是个典型的“败家子”，不工作、不挣钱，每天游手好闲。已经奔四十岁的人了，仍过着坐吃山空的日子，对弟弟的现状，吴女士很担忧，也很无奈……
Ms Wu said her younger brother is a typical “black sheep“ without a work and any money, idling eve