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  • Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Adjective Phrase 27.

  • All right.The adjective phrase today is sitting pretty. Okay. Let's take a look at

  • the note here. We actually have two meanings. If someone is sitting pretty,

  • they are in a very comfortable position in life with a large enough you know, sum

  • of money or supply. So they're sitting pretty.They're in a very good position.

  • Okay. Number two. If someone is sitting pretty, he or she is in a very favorable

  • position. The very favorable position you know, in some sort of what competition or

  • in some sort of situation. They're in a very favorable position. Okay. So let's,

  • let's continue with the note here. This phrase dates back to the early 1900's

  • and was popularized. So it was made more popular by two famous musicals "Sittin'

  • Pretty'' you know, it would basically mean sitting pretty. It's just the G is

  • missing and "Sitting Pretty both of them were the early 1920s. This one was 1921

  • the second one here is 1924. So they helped to make this phrase more popular

  • and you know popular enough that it stayed. It stayed in society and kept

  • being used even until today. So let's look at the three examples here.

  • Example number one. After winning the lottery her money worries were over. She

  • was sitting pretty. Yeah. So a lot of times we say that. Somebody they came

  • into a lot of money or they have a lot of sources, resources they don't have to

  • worry about running out of something. They're sitting pretty. Yes. Okay or

  • number two that team is 15 games ahead of the second place team with only one

  • month to go. So it's a pretty good chance that they are going to clinch and win

  • their division because there's not much time for the second-place team to catch

  • up. Even though they haven't clinched it yet. Maybe they didn't say they wouldn't

  • win a hundred percent , but it was really very difficult for the second-place team

  • to catch up The first-place team would have to lose most of their games and

  • thus a good place thing would have to win most of their games and it's not

  • likely it'll turn out that way. So in that case, the first-place team is

  • sitting pretty at that time. It was a lot closer if they were only three games

  • behind and they're not really sitting pretty yet. I mean because the

  • second-place team could still catch up, but 15 with only one month to go,

  • They're sitting pretty. Okay or number two here. That candidate is way ahead in

  • the polls. Most people think she is sitting ... in a

  • sitting-pretty position. All right. Well you never know. But anyway, if they think

  • they're in a very favorable position then they might say that they are

  • sitting pretty. Okay. Anyway, I hope you got it. I hope it is clear. Thank you for your

  • time. Bye-bye.

Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Adjective Phrase 27.

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英語家教Nick P形容詞短語(27)Sitting Pretty (English Tutor Nick P Adjective Phrase (27) Sitting Pretty)

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