每日一詞：“敲門磚”用英語怎麼說？

“敲門磚”，字面意思指“揀來敲門、門開後即被丟棄的磚頭（brick picked up to knock on the door and thrown away when it has served its purpose）”。常用來比喻世人藉以獵取功名的工具（thing used as a means for fame and position），一達目的，即可拋棄。

與“敲門磚”意思相近的表達還有“墊腳石”，兩者都可以翻譯爲“a stepping stone to success”。

例句：

有些人常把讀書當成“敲門磚”，一旦功名到手，書籍也就被束之高閣了。

Some people take attending to school only as a stepping stone to status; once they succeed, all the books will be shelved.

他甘願當墊腳石。

He is willing to be a stepping stone.