If you say that someone kills the fatted calf, you mean that they celebrate and do everything they can to welcome back a person who has been away or a period of time.

• 相当于中国的一句古曲，战争结束，木兰返乡，“小弟闻姊来，磨刀霍霍向猪羊”。人的真情实意，在各个国家，都是大抵相同的。