Hand Over Fist——迅速大量地，不費力地

** moving rapidly and in great quantity 快速而大量地進行

** making money at a tremendous rate 以極高的速度賺錢

~~ 迅速大量地；不費力地；大量地；進展神速；多而快地賺錢

~~ hand over hand; by leaps and bounds; at full tilt; at the double; at warp speed; like a shot; a mile a minute; double quick; in a hurry; before you can say Jack Robinson

!! This expression began in the first half of the 1800s. It describes how a sailor rapidly climbed a thick rope hand over hand, which shows one fist clenching a rope and a loose hand passing over it to make another fist on the rope. Similarly, the sailor could have hoisted sails, or pulled in fish nets using the same gesture.於十九世紀上半葉，它描述了一名水手如何快速地手過手爬上一根粗繩子。這顯示一個拳頭緊握着一根繩子，一隻鬆散的手越過它，在繩子上再次握拳。水手可以使用相同的姿勢懸掛帆或拉入魚網。

!! It also describes the notion of gathering money rapidly, with a fistful of coins being stowed away with one hand while the other hand reaching for more. 它也描述了快速收錢的概念。一手拿着一大堆硬幣，另一手伸出去拿更多錢。

>> Those who bought Apple stock at $5 are making money hand over fist. 那些以五美元購買Apple股票的人正在迅速大量地賺錢。

>> If our future profits are increasing at the rate of 2019, the current share holders will be making money hand over fist. 如果我們未來的利潤以二○一九年的速度增長，那麼現在的股東將會不費力地賺錢。

學勤進修教育中心英語專科導師 李啟文 教授