"sitting on a gold mine" in Chinese (Traditional)
坐擁金礦
Definition
擁有極其寶貴的東西或巨大的機會,通常自己還沒有察覺。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
這是非字面的俚語,用來形容潛在的價值、未開發的資源或未被發現的機會。常搭配“意識到”(「他沒意識到自己坐擁金礦」)。
Examples
She is sitting on a gold mine with her old comic book collection.
她的老漫畫收藏讓她**坐擁金礦**。
They bought land years ago and now they are sitting on a gold mine.
他們多年前買的地,現在**坐擁金礦**。
Your idea could be sitting on a gold mine if you work on it.
你的想法如果實現,可能**坐擁金礦**。
When the company realized the value of their software, they knew they were sitting on a gold mine.
公司意識到他們軟件的價值時,才知道自己一直**坐擁金礦**。
Most people don’t realize they're sitting on a gold mine until someone points it out.
大多數人直到被指出,才知道自己**坐擁金礦**。
If you renovate this house, you'll see you're actually sitting on a gold mine.
如果你翻修這棟房子,就會發現你其實**坐擁金礦**。