迷你對話學地道口語第165期:穩步地 快速地

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迷你對話：

A: Our national economy is increasing hand over fist.

我們的國民經濟正在穩步增長。

B: That’s really a good phenomenon to see.

這真是一個好現象。

A: I hope it’ll continue for a long time.

真希望這種現象將長久持續下去。

地道表達：

hand over fist

解詞釋義：

該短語源自航海用語，原來寫作hand over hand，指水手怕繩索或帆船時，雙手交互使用，穩而快。19世紀美國水手改爲“hand over fist”。在航海上，hand over fist指一艘船迅速超過另一艘船後，繼續前進，用以比喻“迅速大量地，穩步地”。

支持範例：

My son is very is making progress hand over fist.

我兒子很聰明，他進步很快。

He's making money hand over fist in that shop.

他正在那家店裏掙大錢。

Are they throwing their investors' money away hand over fist?

它們是在揮霍浪費投資者們的錢嗎？

During the World War the firm made money hand over fist.

世界大戰期間，這家公司賺了許多錢。

詞海拾貝：

for a long time：很久，很長時間

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.

由於很久未澆水,花都枯萎了。

Eg. For a long time she refused to see anyone, protesting her feeble health.

她很長時間拒絕見人，藉口身體欠佳。

Eg. He spoke for a long time but his meaning did not really come across.

他講了很長時間, 但他的意思沒有人真正理解。