on easy street

基本解释

The couple thought they were on easy street.
這對夫婦以爲他們富裕起來了。
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.
這句話的意思是：「要知道辛勤勞動能得出什麽成果，喬伊就是一個例子。他整整五年，每個星期工作七天，從而使他開的飯館成爲儅地最好的飯館。現在，他的財源滾滾，生活得可消遙自在啦。」
One reason is that Oportunidades can save them from extreme poverty, but $123 a month does not put a family on easy street.
原因之一就是雖然現金援助計劃能讓墨西哥人從極度貧睏中解脫但是一個月123美元卻不能讓他們過上富裕的生活。

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