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Welcome to English in a Minute!
欢迎来到《一分钟英语》栏目。
Sitting is a normal thing that we do.
“坐”是我们很正常的一个动作。
We sit at work, at home, at restaurants. Honestly, we probably sit too much.
我们会在办公室、家里、餐馆里坐着。老实说，我们可能坐得太久了。
But what does it mean to be "sitting pretty"?
但是“sitting pretty”是什么意思呢？
Dan, how is your new apartment?
丹，你的新公寓怎么样？
It's great. It has the best views of D.C.
非常好。可以看到华盛顿最好的风景。
And guess what? My book is selling really well.
你知道吗？我的书卖得很好。
Wow! You, Dan, you are really sitting pretty.
哇！丹，你现在的状态真是让人羡慕。
Sorry, Anna, it's my publisher. How much money?
抱歉，安娜，我打个电话，是我的出版商打来的。你说多少钱？
If you are "sitting pretty", you are living in comfort. You are in a good place in your life.
如果你“sitting pretty”，意思是你生活得很舒适。你现在的生活很好。
We can also use this to describe someone with a good chance at winning a competition.
我们也可以用这个短语来形容某人很有可能赢得比赛。
