VOA慢速英语听力素材：处于一个好的状态

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英文原文

Today, we talk about being in a good place. And we begin with an old American pop singer. When Karen Carpenter sings about being on top of the world, she describes feeling happy, thankful, and being in a great place.

今天，我们来谈谈处于一个好的状态。我们从一位美国老牌流行歌手开始讲起。当卡伦·卡彭特（Karen Carpenter）唱到“站在世界之巅”时，她描述了感到快乐、感恩，以及处于一个很棒的状态。

If you are on top of the world, you are in a great position. You are happy with life when things are really going your way. You can also say you are sitting pretty.

如果你站在世界之巅，那你就处于一个很好的位置。当事情真的如你所愿时，你会对生活感到满意。你也可以说你“坐享其成”。

Sitting pretty means you are in a very favorable situation. You love your job, you have a nice home, and your finances are in good order. This expression can also mean you are in a good, safe, and secure position. You don't need to worry about the future. It can also mean you are in an advantageous position.

“坐享其成”意味着你处于一个非常有利的情况。你喜欢你的工作，你有一个温馨的家，你的财务状况也很好。这个表达也可以意味着你处于一个良好、安全和稳定的状态。你不需要担心未来。它也可以表示你处于一个有利的位置。

For example, when a friend of mine bought property, she found herself in a price war with another buyer. However, she was sitting pretty for several reasons: she offered a big down payment and a flexible move-in date.

例如，当我的一位朋友买房子时，她发现自己和另一位买家陷入了价格战。然而，由于几个原因，她处于有利地位：她提供了大笔的首付，并且搬家日期很灵活。

This example shows how sitting pretty can have a little difference in meaning than other similar expressions. It can suggest that you are in a good situation, especially when others are not.

这个例子表明，“坐享其成”与其他类似表达的含义略有不同。它可以表明你处于一个好的状态，特别是当其他人不是的时候。

As we said, we have other expressions that mean about the same thing as being on top of the world and sitting pretty. If you are in a great situation and have a favorable position, you can also say you have it made, you are ahead of the game, you are going places.

正如我们所说，我们还有其他一些表达与“站在世界之巅”和“坐享其成”意思相近。如果你处于一个很好的状态，并且处于有利位置，你也可以说你已经成功了，你领先一步，你前途无量。

If you feel great about your life and just feel great in general, you might say you are on cloud 9. The origin of this cloud expression comes from the field of agriculture. The Farmer's Almanac explains that scientists wanted to make recording cloud observations easier, so they rated clouds 0 to 9. 0 represented the lowest clouds, and 9 the highest clouds. Word experts say this is where the expression "to be on cloud 9" probably comes from.

如果你对自己的生活感觉很棒，总的来说就是感觉很棒，你可能会说你“在九霄云外”。这个关于云的表达的起源来自农业领域。《农夫历书》解释说，科学家们想要让记录云层的观察变得更容易，所以他们将云层评为0到9级。0代表最低的云层，9代表最高的云层。词汇专家说，“在九霄云外”这个表达可能正是来源于此。

If you are on cloud 9, you'll be very high up, which may also describe your feelings.

如果你“在九霄云外”，那你就会处于非常高的位置，这也可以描述你的感受。

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