【句子】George is a wack job, and you should get while the getting's good. 【Desperate Housewives S2E8】

【发音】/dʒɔː(r)dʒ/ /ɪz/ /ə/ /wæk/ /dʒɒb/ /dʒɑːb/ /ənd/ /ju:/ /ʃʊd/ /get/ /waɪl/ /ðə/ /ˈɡetɪŋz/ /gʊd/

【发音技巧】is a连读；and you音的同化；should get失去爆破；getting's闪音；

【翻译】乔治就是个疯子/怪胎，趁现在还来得及，快离开他吧。

【适用场合】

在英文中，有这样一个表达，叫做while the getting is good，当然你也可以说while the going is good，表达的意思是：“当你有机会的时候；当情况有利于你的时候；趁情况还好的时候”；

来看下英文解释：While the circumstances are advantageous; while it is easy.

eg: There's no traffic right now, so if you're driving, you should get going while the going is good.

现在没什么车，所以如果你开车的话，趁现在交通状况好，赶紧出发吧。

eg: People are leaving in their thousands while the going is good.

趁情况尚好/趁局势还稳定，成千上万的人们正在尽快撤离。

eg: He thinks the company is going to go bankrupt soon, so he's getting out while the going is good.

他觉得公司很快要破产了，所以他趁着局势还稳定/情况尚好，赶紧脱身了。

eg: Don't you think we should quit while the going is good?

难道你不觉得，我们应该趁局势还好赶紧撤吗？

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They have to get the money while the going is good.

【绝望的主妇】“我们应该趁局势还好赶紧撤。” 06:28 Share

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