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纵观历史，黄金一直是纯洁，美丽和力量的象征。称某种东西为金质的意味着它具有很高的质量和价值。 

现在，我们来学一些关于金子的英语短语吧！http://www/uc/myshow/blog/misc/gif/E___7397ZH00SIGG.gif

(as) good as gold: very well-behaved  - 表现好的，很乖的 (gold boy 曾被用来形容具有良好素质和光明未来的青年)

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gold-digger: girl or woman who uses her sexual attractions to get money from men - 钓金龟婿，拜金族 

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gold-dust: very rare and sought-after - 凤毛麟角

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gold-rush:rush to a newly discovered gold-field  - 淘金热

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gold standard: economic system in which the value of money is based on that of gold  - 金本位制

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a golden handshake: sum of money given to a senior member of a company, etc when he leaves  -  退职金, 遣散费

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Kill the goose that lays the golden egg: destroy (through greed or carelessness) sth that would have produced continuous profit in the future -  杀鸡取卵，自绝财路

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golden wedding：50th anniversary of a wedding - 金婚纪念

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the golden mean: principle of moderation; balance between too much and too little of sth - 中庸之道
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golden rule：very important principle which should be followed when performing a particular task - 重要的原则，金科玉律

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golden ratio - 黄金比例 黄金分割

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golden Age - 黄金时代

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silence is golden - 沉默是金

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golden oldies - 怀旧金曲

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Golden Girls - 黄金女郎 - In the nineteen eighties and nineties, an American television comedy series told about four older women living in Miami, Florida. The Golden Girls often dealt with social issues in a funny way. 一部很好看滴喜剧哦~~ 推荐下啦~~ http://www/uc/myshow/blog/misc/gif/E___7392ZH00SIGG.gif

这部电视剧播出后，golden years就用来表示晚年啦~~

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-- VOA Special English

-- Oxford English Dictionary