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BBC英语口语:Gravy Train 赚钱的清闲差事

2012-03-21来源:和谐英语

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【英文文本】

A: It's not fair that I have to work so hard. My sister gets paid twice my salary and only works three days a week.

B: She's on the gravy train, isn't she?

A: My friends think that because I'm a banker I'm on the gravy train but they don't realise how hard I have to work.

B: They're probably just jealous.

【中文译文】

A：真不公平，我这么辛苦地工作，我的妹妹一周只要工作3天，工资却是我的两倍。

B：她真是做了一份清闲又赚钱的工作，不是吗？

A：我的朋友认为我是一名银行工作的人，就很清闲，很赚钱，但是他们不知道我工作有多辛苦

B：他们有可能只是嫉妒罢了。