竭泽而渔的英文：[Literal Meaning] drain/pond/aux./fish to drain the pond to get all the fish

[解释] 竭：弄干；泽：湖、池；渔：捕鱼。获取时没有长远打算，只图眼前利益，往往造成严重的后果。

[Explanation] to do things for short-term profit without considering the long-term effects, usually leading to severe consequence

[例子] 对于新发现的金矿，我们不能竭泽而渔，要给后代留一些财富。

[Example] We cannot kill the goose that lays the golden eggs and drain the newly-found gold mine; we should leave it for the later generations.

[英文等价词] to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

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