濟(jì)危機(jī)愈演愈烈，很多公司紛紛裁員，這個(gè)時(shí)候你該怎么辦呢？首先一定要做好心理準(zhǔn)備，多學(xué)知識(shí)多長(zhǎng)本事，其次要建立良好的人際關(guān)系網(wǎng)，最后一點(diǎn)就是一定要準(zhǔn)備好一些錢(qián)，免得萬(wàn)一被裁員而束手無(wú)策。這些就叫做“未雨綢繆”。這個(gè)成語(yǔ)在英語(yǔ)中可以用a nest egg來(lái)表示。
在農(nóng)業(yè)機(jī)械化大量生產(chǎn)之前的時(shí)代，一般農(nóng)夫除種田之外，也兼管養(yǎng)豬、養(yǎng)牛羊、養(yǎng)雞鴨等副業(yè)。這句成語(yǔ)是根據(jù)養(yǎng)雞人家的經(jīng)驗(yàn)而來(lái)的：為了使母雞留在窩中多下點(diǎn)蛋，多賣(mài)點(diǎn)錢(qián)，農(nóng)家多半會(huì)在巢中放一個(gè)陶瓷制的假蛋，母雞看到了就會(huì)坐下孵蛋，因此也會(huì)“刺激”多生些蛋，而不至于到處亂跑。我們來(lái)看下面這段對(duì)話(huà)：
LL: Saving is important, Li Hua. I am trying to build a nest egg so that I can buy a house some day.
LH: 你要建一個(gè)窩里的蛋？(開(kāi)玩笑地說(shuō))那你什么時(shí)候變成小鳥(niǎo)??？
LL: (Laughs) No, no, Li Hua. A "Nest Egg" is a term for money put away in reserve for some special purpose - like getting married, buying a house, or retiring.
LH: 窩里的蛋怎么會(huì)指為結(jié)婚買(mǎi)房子存的錢(qián)呢？
LL: Well, as I understand it, a "nest egg" was originally a fake egg placed in a nest to attract birds to lay more eggs. By putting aside money as a nest egg, you hope it will grow and make more money.
LH: 噢，我明白了，窩里的蛋原來(lái)指的是假蛋，放在那里騙家禽多生蛋的，用來(lái)指錢(qián)，就好像是中文里說(shuō)的錢(qián)生錢(qián)的意思，放在銀行定期存款里就是個(gè)辦法。
LL: Yes, my parents have done this. But, they have also invested some of their nest egg in the stock market.
LH: 投資股市可有風(fēng)險(xiǎn)，我就聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)很多老年人投資股市，結(jié)果賠得一干二凈。
LL: It can be, but my parents aren't investing in the stock market on their own. They have an investment company that is helping them manage their nest egg.
LH: 那就好，等我開(kāi)始在百貨商店打工了，I hope I'll have a nest egg, too.
LL: Well, I am building a nest egg to someday buy a house. What about you, Li Hua? What is your nest egg for?
LH: 我先得存點(diǎn)錢(qián)應(yīng)急，萬(wàn)一哪天車(chē)壞了或是生一場(chǎng)大病，手里有錢(qián)心里就踏實(shí)多了。
LL: That's a good plan. My older brother wants to build a nest egg for his children.
LH: Wait a minute, Larry. 你哥哥不是沒(méi)孩子嗎？
LL: You are right, Li Hua, but he has recently gotten married, and he and his wife want to have children. They will need to have a big nest egg for that!
LH: 是啊，養(yǎng)孩子真的需要很多錢(qián)，特別是大學(xué)學(xué)費(fèi)，做父母的確實(shí)需要提前做好準(zhǔn)備。
LL: Yes, they won't just need a chicken-sized nest egg - they'll need an ostrich-sized nest egg!
在農(nóng)業(yè)機(jī)械化大量生產(chǎn)之前的時(shí)代，一般農(nóng)夫除種田之外，也兼管養(yǎng)豬、養(yǎng)牛羊、養(yǎng)雞鴨等副業(yè)。這句成語(yǔ)是根據(jù)養(yǎng)雞人家的經(jīng)驗(yàn)而來(lái)的：為了使母雞留在窩中多下點(diǎn)蛋，多賣(mài)點(diǎn)錢(qián)，農(nóng)家多半會(huì)在巢中放一個(gè)陶瓷制的假蛋，母雞看到了就會(huì)坐下孵蛋，因此也會(huì)“刺激”多生些蛋，而不至于到處亂跑。我們來(lái)看下面這段對(duì)話(huà)：
LL: Saving is important, Li Hua. I am trying to build a nest egg so that I can buy a house some day.
LH: 你要建一個(gè)窩里的蛋？(開(kāi)玩笑地說(shuō))那你什么時(shí)候變成小鳥(niǎo)??？
LL: (Laughs) No, no, Li Hua. A "Nest Egg" is a term for money put away in reserve for some special purpose - like getting married, buying a house, or retiring.
LH: 窩里的蛋怎么會(huì)指為結(jié)婚買(mǎi)房子存的錢(qián)呢？
LL: Well, as I understand it, a "nest egg" was originally a fake egg placed in a nest to attract birds to lay more eggs. By putting aside money as a nest egg, you hope it will grow and make more money.
LH: 噢，我明白了，窩里的蛋原來(lái)指的是假蛋，放在那里騙家禽多生蛋的，用來(lái)指錢(qián)，就好像是中文里說(shuō)的錢(qián)生錢(qián)的意思，放在銀行定期存款里就是個(gè)辦法。
LL: Yes, my parents have done this. But, they have also invested some of their nest egg in the stock market.
LH: 投資股市可有風(fēng)險(xiǎn)，我就聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)很多老年人投資股市，結(jié)果賠得一干二凈。
LL: It can be, but my parents aren't investing in the stock market on their own. They have an investment company that is helping them manage their nest egg.
LH: 那就好，等我開(kāi)始在百貨商店打工了，I hope I'll have a nest egg, too.
LL: Well, I am building a nest egg to someday buy a house. What about you, Li Hua? What is your nest egg for?
LH: 我先得存點(diǎn)錢(qián)應(yīng)急，萬(wàn)一哪天車(chē)壞了或是生一場(chǎng)大病，手里有錢(qián)心里就踏實(shí)多了。
LL: That's a good plan. My older brother wants to build a nest egg for his children.
LH: Wait a minute, Larry. 你哥哥不是沒(méi)孩子嗎？
LL: You are right, Li Hua, but he has recently gotten married, and he and his wife want to have children. They will need to have a big nest egg for that!
LH: 是啊，養(yǎng)孩子真的需要很多錢(qián)，特別是大學(xué)學(xué)費(fèi)，做父母的確實(shí)需要提前做好準(zhǔn)備。
LL: Yes, they won't just need a chicken-sized nest egg - they'll need an ostrich-sized nest egg!