點滴英語天天學第302期:雅思詞彙(142)

1. Expression ：hit pay dirt

Explanation 1：To get great riches. （發大財）

Example：After years of poverty, the writer hit pay dirt with his third novel.

經過多年的貧困生活，這位作家因第三本小說而成功發財了。

Jane's doing well. She really hit pay dirt with her new business.

Jane做得很好，她因新的生意而掙了一大筆錢。

John has hit pay dirt with his carpet cleaning business.

約翰因他地毯清潔業務而賺了大錢。

Explanation 2：To discover something of value. （發現有價值的東西）

Example： I tried to borrow money from a lot of different people. They all said no. Then when I went to the bank, I hit pay dirt.

我試着向許多不同的人借錢。他們都說不。然後當我去銀行的時候，我發現了意外的收穫。

At first, I wasn't that interested in that job. And when they told me what my salary would be, I realized that I'd really hit pay dirt.

一開始，我對那份工作不是很感興趣。但是，當他們告訴我的薪水是多少的時候，我才意識到這份工作有價值。

One of my fondest memories was searching through my grandfather's attic when I was a kid, convinced that some day I would hit pay dirt.

我最美好的回憶之一是小時候在爺爺的樓閣裏翻來翻去，因爲我深信終有一天我會發現有價值的東西的。

2. Expression：make a killing

Explanation：To have a great success, especially in making money. （獲得成功，掙大錢）

Example：Since you're going to make a killing, I guess lunch is on you.

既然你們快要發大財了，我想午餐就算在你的賬上吧。

If word gets out of our intentions, the rascals now in power may well seize the opportunity to make a final killing!

要是我們走漏了風聲，現在掌權的那批壞蛋很可能就把握機會，臨了還撈一大筆！

We can make a killing on these toys if we're able to market them in time for the holidays.

如果我們能在節日及時在市場上銷售這些玩具，我們就能靠它大賺一筆。

It's very rare for someone to make a killing on their first investment—it takes a lot of time and patience.

很少有人能在第一筆投資中就大賺一筆——賺大錢需要大量的時間和耐心。