全球金融危機(jī)的惡劣形勢(shì)下，你還能 live on easy street 嗎？或者，你只能be out on the street? 這就來看看這兩個(gè)和“街道”相關(guān)的習(xí)慣用語是什么意思吧。
1 easy street
Easy street 從字面上看就是“容易街”。應(yīng)該沒有一條街叫這個(gè)名字，所謂的easy street 只是一個(gè)習(xí)慣用語，Easy street refers to a carefree situation, existence, or lifestyle，它用來形容一個(gè)人有足夠的錢，生活得很舒適。
Easy street 這個(gè)說法大約是在九十多年前出現(xiàn)的。最初使用這一說法的是位美國作家。他在一本小說中描寫了一個(gè)因生意做得好而變得非常富裕的年輕人。書中這么說："He could walk up and down easy street." 他可以在容易街上走來走去，引申之意就是：他可以生活得很自如。于是人們就漸漸把這位作家創(chuàng)造的詞匯用到日常生活中去了。
例句1：Joe is an example of what hard work can do. He worked seven days a week for five years to make his restaurant the best in town. Now the money is rolling in and he's living on easy street.
要知道辛勤勞動(dòng)能得到什么成果，喬伊就是一個(gè)例子。他連續(xù)五年每周工作七天，讓他的飯館成為了當(dāng)?shù)氐娘堭^?，F(xiàn)在，財(cái)源滾滾而來，他生活得自在逍遙。
例句2：John has no siblings. So when his parents passed away, he inherited everything from the family-- properties, bank savings, stocks and a big house. He's really living on easy street.
約翰沒有兄弟姐妹。所以父母去世以后，他繼承了所有的遺產(chǎn)——房產(chǎn)，銀行存款，股票和一棟大房子。他生活得非常舒適。
2 out on the street
有生活舒適的人，就也會(huì)有生活艱苦的人。Out on the street 剛好和 easy street 的意思相反，它的意思是：without a job or occupation; idle，一個(gè)人沒有工作，難以維持生活。
例句1：I really wish I could find a way to help my brother Bill. He lost his job over a year ago when the company he worked for went bankrupt and he's been out on the street ever since.
我真希望能想個(gè)辦法來幫幫弟弟比爾的忙。一年多前，他所在公司破產(chǎn)，他也就失了業(yè)。自那時(shí)起，他一直沒有工作，生活得很艱苦。
例句2：I work very hard to provide you with a good education. I don't expect you to be a billionaire, but it's up to you whether you want to live on easy street or to be out on the street in the future.
我辛苦工作就是為了讓你受到良好的教育。我不指望你成為一個(gè)億萬富翁，將來的生活是苦還是甜，全都要靠你自己了。
1 easy street
Easy street 從字面上看就是“容易街”。應(yīng)該沒有一條街叫這個(gè)名字，所謂的easy street 只是一個(gè)習(xí)慣用語，Easy street refers to a carefree situation, existence, or lifestyle，它用來形容一個(gè)人有足夠的錢，生活得很舒適。
Easy street 這個(gè)說法大約是在九十多年前出現(xiàn)的。最初使用這一說法的是位美國作家。他在一本小說中描寫了一個(gè)因生意做得好而變得非常富裕的年輕人。書中這么說："He could walk up and down easy street." 他可以在容易街上走來走去，引申之意就是：他可以生活得很自如。于是人們就漸漸把這位作家創(chuàng)造的詞匯用到日常生活中去了。
例句1：Joe is an example of what hard work can do. He worked seven days a week for five years to make his restaurant the best in town. Now the money is rolling in and he's living on easy street.
要知道辛勤勞動(dòng)能得到什么成果，喬伊就是一個(gè)例子。他連續(xù)五年每周工作七天，讓他的飯館成為了當(dāng)?shù)氐娘堭^?，F(xiàn)在，財(cái)源滾滾而來，他生活得自在逍遙。
例句2：John has no siblings. So when his parents passed away, he inherited everything from the family-- properties, bank savings, stocks and a big house. He's really living on easy street.
約翰沒有兄弟姐妹。所以父母去世以后，他繼承了所有的遺產(chǎn)——房產(chǎn)，銀行存款，股票和一棟大房子。他生活得非常舒適。
2 out on the street
有生活舒適的人，就也會(huì)有生活艱苦的人。Out on the street 剛好和 easy street 的意思相反，它的意思是：without a job or occupation; idle，一個(gè)人沒有工作，難以維持生活。
例句1：I really wish I could find a way to help my brother Bill. He lost his job over a year ago when the company he worked for went bankrupt and he's been out on the street ever since.
我真希望能想個(gè)辦法來幫幫弟弟比爾的忙。一年多前，他所在公司破產(chǎn)，他也就失了業(yè)。自那時(shí)起，他一直沒有工作，生活得很艱苦。
例句2：I work very hard to provide you with a good education. I don't expect you to be a billionaire, but it's up to you whether you want to live on easy street or to be out on the street in the future.
我辛苦工作就是為了讓你受到良好的教育。我不指望你成為一個(gè)億萬富翁，將來的生活是苦還是甜，全都要靠你自己了。