That's not to say that you will be waiting ten years for a sale, but think of your photos as some sort of farm crop.

这并不是说，你将会等待十多年的销售，但一想到你的照片作为某种作物。

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Cash crop is a crop, such as tobacco, grown for direct sale rather than for livestock feed.

经济作物为直接出售而非作为家畜饲料而种植的庄稼，如烟草。

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Meanwhile, the current crop has to perform with 'for sale' signs pinned to their shirts.

BBC: Chick Young's view

If you happened to buy last year's stocks, a good move now would be to make a tax-loss sale of the laggards and use the proceeds to help pay for this year's crop.

FORBES: Smart Money