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lane /leɪn/► SEE ALLin the fast lanego down/take sb down memory lanetake a trip down memory lanein the slow lane●in the ˈfast lane (informal) the exciting and sometimes risky way of life typical of very successful people （成功人士）充满刺激的生活◆I hear you’ve just been made chief of the Berlin office, Joan. How’s life in the fast lane?琼，我听说你刚刚被任命为柏林办事处的头儿。成功人士的生活挺刺激吧？ OPP in the slow lane NOTE The fast lane is the part of a main road such as a motorway, where vehicles drive fastest. * fast lane 原指主干公路上的快车道。 ●go down/take sb down ˌmemory ˈlane●take a trip down ˌmemory ˈlaneremember, or make sb remember, pleasant things that happened a long time ago （使）回忆起愉快的往事◆Reading those letters took me down memory lane.阅读那些信件勾起我对往昔的美好回忆。◆We’ll be taking a trip down memory lane this evening when Mary Smithson talks about her 50 years in publishing.今晚玛丽 ∙ 史密森将带我们穿越记忆隧道，回顾她长达 50 年的出版生涯。●in the ˈslow lanenot making progress as fast as other people, countries, companies, etc. 在慢车道上；被甩在后面；落后◆According to the latest survey, the country is expected to remain in the slow lane of economic recovery.最新的调查显示，该国的经济复苏仍将十分缓慢。 OPP in the fast lane NOTE The slow lane is the part of a motorway/freeway in which the traffic moves slowly. * slow lane 指高速公路（motorway 或 freeway）上的慢车道。 |