釋義:
fat本義是“油膩的”,引申為“富裕的,茂盛的”,而city是泛指“地方,地域”。fat city原意是“極為舒適的生活環境,富裕”,后引申為“舒適成功的條件”。
Eg.
You can tell that thatguyis in fat city .
看得出那個男孩生活富裕。
You can tell by their car that they are in fat city.
看他們的車你就能知道他們生活富裕。
We used to live a dog’s life, but now we are in fat city.
那時我們過著豬狗不如的生活,如今大家都富裕起來了。
She gathered up the gold coins, carried them away and was in fat city for the rest of her life.
她拾起金幣帶走,從此她一生都過著非常富裕的生活。