【英语时差8,16】赚钱的清闲差事-上

Diarmuid: Hi Jean. What's that you're reading? Jean: Hi Diarmuid. I'm just reading a newspaper report about people who work for the BBC. Diarmuid: Hey! We work for the BBC. What does the newspaper say about us? Jean: Well, it says here that people who work for the BBC get paid far too much money. Diarmuid: Too much money? I don't think my salary is too high. Jean: Well, look at the headline in the newspaper: "BBC Stars On The Gravy¹ Train. Huge Salaries for TV Presenters²." Diarmuid: Well, I suppose the top TV presenters do get paid a lot of money. Jean: But what about this phrase 'on the gravy train'. Diarmuid: Ah yes, the gravy train. That is a strange phrase. Jean: But what does it mean? Diarmuid: Good question. In English we use the phrase 'on the gravy train' to mean that someone has a very easy job that pays them a lot of money.

1 gravy   

n.肉汁；轻易得来的钱，外快

参考例句：

• You have spilled gravy on the tablecloth.你把肉汁泼到台布上了。
• The meat was swimming in gravy.肉泡在浓汁之中。

2 presenters   

n.节目主持人，演播员( presenter的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Each week presenters would put the case for their favourite candidate. 每个星期主持人推出他们最喜欢的候选人。 来自互联网
• Karaoke was set up to allowed presenters to sing on the stage. 宴会设有歌唱舞台，可让出席者大演唱功。 来自互联网