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迷你对话：

A: Our national economy is increasing hand over fist.

我们的国民经济正在稳步增长。

B: That’s really a good phenomenon to see.

这真是一个好现象。

A: I hope it’ll continue for a long time.

真希望这种现象将长久持续下去。

地道表达：

hand over fist

解词释义：

该短语源自航海用语，原来写作hand over hand，指水手怕绳索或帆船时，双手交互使用，稳而快。19世纪美国水手改为“hand over fist”。在航海上，hand over fist指一艘船迅速超过另一艘船后，继续前进，用以比喻“迅速大量地，稳步地”。

支持范例：

My son is very bright.He is making progress hand over fist.

我儿子很聪明，他进步很快。

He's making money hand over fist in that shop.

他正在那家店里挣大钱。

Are they throwing their investors' money away hand over fist?

它们是在挥霍浪费投资者们的钱吗？

During the World War the firm made money hand over fist.

世界大战期间，这家公司赚了许多钱。

词海拾贝：

for a long time：很久，很长时间

Eg. He has been waiting for his brother for a long time.

他等候他兄弟已很久了。

Eg. The flowers scorched as they were not watered for a long time.

由于很久未浇水,花都枯萎了。

Eg. For a long time she refused to see anyone, protesting her feeble health.

她很长时间拒绝见人，借口身体欠佳。

Eg. He spoke for a long time but his meaning did not really come across.

他讲了很长时间, 但他的意思没有人真正理解。