例句1: If you are famous enough, giving public lectures in America can be a real gold mine. Why, when Mister Gorbachev visited Virginia, he made $125,000 in speaking fees in four days.
例句2: I've been in this stock business all my life. To some, it seems to be a gold mine, but I know how dangerous it can be. If you know nothing about stocks or you don't have a good stock broker, you could easily lose your money.
这个风俗就产生了下面这个习惯用语: Born with a silver spoon in his mouth. 从字面上来解释,它的意思就是:生来他嘴巴里就有一只银勺。这当然是不可能的。这个说法只不过是个比喻而已。Born with a silver spoon in his mouth作为习惯用语,它的意思就是某个人生在一个很富有的家庭,根本就不用到外面去找工作来谋生。当然出生富有的人并不见人人都满足于靠家庭财富来生活。下面就是一个例子。这是一个人在讲他们公司的总裁。
例句3: I'll tell you the good thing about our boss. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and doesn't have to work at all. But he really works harder than anybody in the office.
例句4: My cousin Thomas was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He's now forty years old and has never worked a single day in his life. Sometimes I envy him very much. But in fact if I didn't work I would be very miserable.