单词ducks and drakes
n.: 打水漂（游戏）
打水漂（游戏）:
a game in which you make flat stones bounce across the surface of water
Those who play ducks and drakes with the natural resources ought to be punished.
滥用自然资源的人应该受到惩罚。
Right after his father"s funeral, he started to play ducks and drakes with the money he had come into.
他父亲的丧事刚办完，他就开始挥霍他所继承的钱。
eg. Ming spends his money like playing ducks and drakes . His rich parents have over spoiled him by giving him too much pocket money.
阿明挥霍无度。他富有的父母把他宠坏了，他们给他太多的零用钱。
He had made ducks and drakes of all his father"s property.
他把父亲的财产挥霍光了。
You have no right to play ducks and drakes with money that has been entrusted to you.
你没有权力挥霍托你代管的钱。
Don"t play ducks and drakes with your money.
不要拿钱去打水漂。
He played ducks and drakes with his winnings and was soon as poor as before.
他虽然赢得了钱，但挥霍无度，不久又像以前一样穷了。
Because his foolishness is playing ducks and drakes with our plan.
还不是因为他的愚蠢使得我们的计划出现了麻烦。
Your foolishness is playing ducks and drakes with our plans.
你的愚蠢行为把我们的计划全搅乱了。
In ducks and drakes, it seems, size matters.
在公鸭或是母鸭之间，看起来就是型号的问题。