广播电视英语短句 第 96 课：数字的用法-5

They were in seventh heaven. They were on cloud nine . 他们像是处在极乐世界 , 万分狂喜。

Nine times out of ten , students who do well in school find good jobs. 学业优秀的学生，十之八九都找到了不错的工作。

Some work in an office doing the same things every day at nine-to-five jobs. 有的在办公室工作，每天做着相同的朝九晚五的的工作。

You do not have to dress to the nines, or wear your best clothes, for this kind of work. 对于这种工作，你不必盛装打扮， 或者穿上你最漂亮的衣服。

Last year, one of my friends applied for a better job at her office. 去年，我的一个朋友在办事处申请到了一个更好的职位。