tall poppy meaning in English

出类拔萃的人
支高薪的人

The tall poppy gets the chop
枪打领头鸟，斧砍长头草。
The magistrate , harassed and fatigued , had descended to the garden of his house , and in a gloomy mood , similar to that in which tarquin lopped off the tallest poppies , he began knocking off with his cane the long and dying branches of the rose - trees , which , placed along the avenue , seemed like the spectres of the brilliant flowers which had bloomed in the past season
那位法官疲惫不堪地走进花园，由于他心中已经由于怨恨而下了决定，他象塔根王罗马的第五朝国王。译注截断最高的罂粟花一样，用他的手杖敲断走道两边玫瑰树上垂死的长枝，这些丫枝在以前虽然开出灿烂的花朵，但现在则似乎已象幽灵一样。