英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)練習(xí)小對(duì)話 第165期:穩(wěn)步地 快速地

迷你對(duì)話：
A: Our national economy is increasinghand over fist.
我們的國(guó)民經(jīng)濟(jì)正在穩(wěn)步增長(zhǎng)。
B: That’s really a good phenomenon to see.
這真是一個(gè)好現(xiàn)象。
A: I hope it’ll continue for a long time.
真希望這種現(xiàn)象將長(zhǎng)久持續(xù)下去。
地道表達(dá)：
hand over fist
解詞釋義：
該短語(yǔ)源自航海用語(yǔ)，原來(lái)寫作hand over hand，指水手怕繩索或帆船時(shí)，雙手交互使用，穩(wěn)而快。19世紀(jì)美國(guó)水手改為“hand over fist”。在航海上，hand over fist指一艘船迅速超過(guò)另一艘船后，繼續(xù)前進(jìn)，用以比喻“迅速大量地，穩(wěn)步地”。
支持范例：
My son is very bright.He is making progress hand over fist.
我兒子很聰明，他進(jìn)步很快。
He's making money hand over fist in that shop.
他正在那家店里掙大錢。
Are they throwing their investors' money away hand over fist?
它們是在揮霍浪費(fèi)投資者們的錢嗎?
During the World War the firm made money hand over fist.
世界大戰(zhàn)期間，這家公司賺了許多錢。
詞海拾貝：
for a long time：很久，很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間
Eg. He has been waiting for his brother for a long time.
他等候他兄弟已很久了。
Eg. The flowers scorched as they were not watered for a long time.
由于很久未澆水,花都枯萎了。
Eg. For a long time she refused to see anyone, protesting her feeble health.
她很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間拒絕見(jiàn)人，借口身體欠佳。
Eg. He spoke for a long time but his meaning did not really come across.
他講了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間, 但他的意思沒(méi)有人真正理解。