我们知道,fat 胖了,happy 开心,但是,
放在一起fat and happy,
It means :being content and pleased.
就是“很满足、很开心、心宽体的意思。
【解释】
If you say that someone is fat and happy,
you mean that he or she is pleased and content.
【例句】
That cat is definitely fat and happy ,
now that you guys have taken her in.
你们把猫拿进来了,
它现在肯定很满足。
Well, you two newlyweds certainly ,
seem fat and happy!
嗯,你们这对新人肯定很开心满足啦!
Since all the employees were fat and happy,
there was little incentive to improve productivity.
由于所有的员工很开心满足,
所以就几乎没有提高生产力的动力。
You look fat and happy.
Has life been treating you well?
你看起来心宽体胖的,
日子过得不错吧?
02. fat chance
= slim chance
渺茫的希望;没门儿
【解释】
If you say that there is fat chance,
of something happening,
you mean that you do not ,
believe that it will happen.
【例句】
There is a fat chance ,
that I will arrive on Monday.
Tuesday is more likely.
我周一到几乎不可能。
周二更有可能。
A: Would your car be easy to steal?
B: Fat chance. I've got a device ,
that shuts down the petrol and ignition.
A:你的车容易被偷吗?
B:不可能的。
我有一个可以关闭油门和点火开关的装置。
03. live off/on the fat of the land
过锦衣玉食的生活
过着奢华的生活
【解释】
If someone lives off the fat of the land,
they have a rich and comfortable ,
life without having to work hard for it.
【例句】
He was fed up with these royalists ,
who were living off the fat of the land while,
the rest of the country was starving.
他受够了这些保皇党,
他们肥的流油,
而其他国人却在挨饿。
Ben has been living off the fat ,
of the land for too long—
it's time for him to get a job!
Ben这样奢侈的生活已经太久了,
他该找份工作了。