But the golden goose is showing its age: North Sea production peaked in 1999 and has since been falling faster than all but the gloomiest foresaw (see chart 3).
可是“金鹅”已显老态：1999年北海产量达到顶峰，然后急速下降，降速超过最悲观的预测(见表3)。
The Afghan strategy review has been too public and taken too long; the Middle East peace hunt has become a wild goose chase.
阿富汗战略回顾过于高调并耗时过长，寻求中东和平的努力变得徒劳无功。
It’s been a golden goose for the company ever since they came up with Adwords and Adsense, and makes up 97% of its revenue.
广告就是Google公司的“金鹅”，是Adwords和Adsense是Google主要的收入来源，占据比例高达97%。 （编者注：金鹅，传说中每天下一颗金蛋。）
A parrot or a cockatoo would have been a nice gift for Sally, but a goose without any bone!
他们都说，对于莎丽来说，一只鹦鹉或一只白鹦都是很好的礼物，但现在却是一只没有骨头的鹅！
The Turtles, however, didn't immediately realize that they had been given the "golden goose" for making millions.
然而，海龟们一开始并没有意识到他们得到了一只能赚几百万的“金鹅”。
Xu Ning returned home and heard that his metal-bound goose feather armor had been stolen.
许尼嗯回家，听说他的金属盔甲约束鹅毛被人偷走了。
Thee flight of the shuttlecock, a missile of cork and goose feather that players volley across the net, has been recorded at speeds of 260 kilometres per hour.
羽毛球由软木和鹅毛制成，飞行的最高时速可达260公里。选手在球落地前要将其接起并打过网。
His biggest gripe is with foie gras, which is basically the liver of a goose that has been force-fed to death.
这枚作者最有怨念的就是鹅肝酱——因为有些为了取鹅肝，会强制喂食催肥鹅，许多鹅因此而丧命。
He might have taken some comfort in that if he had not been trussed up like a goose and lashed to a saddle.
若没被捆得像只鹅还被拴在马鞍上的话，他会更舒服点。
Langde gooses introduced from Saibala Company of France have been successfully bred. The weight of liver of this kind of goose is 800g.
目前公司从法国赛巴拉公司引进产肝率高的朗德鹅填饲成功，肥肝重量达800克。
Gongming Baked Goose, golden and bright in appearance, is tasty, tender, and fragrant, with fat meet but not greasy at all. It has been sold well on markets at home and abroad.
公明烧鹅外表金黄鲜亮，皮脆嫩可口，香味浓郁扑鼻，鹅肉肥而不腻，畅销于国内外市场。
So, wild goose has been an usual image in ancient Chinese literature, and brings large influence on past dynasties literature and all sort of literature.
雁意象成为中国古典文学中常见的重要意象，并在历代文学各类文体中产生了深远的影响。
So, wild goose has been an usual image in ancient Chinese literature, and brings large influence on past dynasties literature and all sort of literature.
雁意象成为中国古典文学中常见的重要意象，并在历代文学各类文体中产生了深远的影响。
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