职场英语口语：be on a gravy train
<p><span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gravy">gravy</span> <span word="train">train</span> 走运，有赚钱的机会，<span word="gravy">gravy</span>在美国口语中有"容易赚得的利润"的意思，<span word="gravy">gravy</span> <span word="train">train</span>意即"轻易发大财的工作".该习语直译为"在一辆容易赚钱的火车上",所以引申为"走运，有赚钱的机会".</p><p><span word="A">A</span>: <span word="John">John</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gravy">gravy</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span>. 约翰最近看起来很走运。</p><p><span word="B">B</span>: <span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="arrange">arrange</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exhibition">exhibition</span>. 是啊。他得到了一个出国去办展览的机会。</p><p><span word="A">A</span>: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="shining">shining</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="me">me</span>. 我不明白为什么我的运气总是不佳。</p><p><span word="B">B</span>: <span word="Don">Don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="worry">worry</span>. <span word="You">You</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chips">chips</span> <span word="sooner">sooner</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="later">later</span>. 别着急，总有一天你也会很富裕的。</p>
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