lean贫瘠的; 收益差的In recent years, the cinema has fallen on lean times.
boom and bust 经济繁荣与萧条的交替循环
since adv.从过去某时间以来[以后, 到现在] Her husband died 10 years ago but she has since remarried.
bag(喻)成功获得 we've bagged three awards for excellence.
fief封地
for keeps 来真格的
dreadlock辫子头
chip in共同出钱, 凑钱
Eeny Meeny Miney Mo