【摩登家庭】“屈居第二。”

【句子】Before you judge me, I have come in second to Gil Thorpe for salesman of the quarter seven quarters in a row. 【Modern Family-S2E11】
【发音】[bɪˈfɔ:(r)] [ju:] [dʒʌdʒ] [mi:] [aɪ] [hæv] [kʌm] [ɪn] [ˈsek.ənd] [tʊ] [gɪl] [θɔ:(r)p] [fɔ:(r)] [ˈseɪlz.mən] [əv] [ðə] [ˈkwɔ:.tə(r)] [ˈsev.ən] [ˈkwɔ:.tə(r)z] [ɪn] [ə] [rəʊ]
【发音技巧】come in连读；second to完全失去爆破；salesman of连读；quarter美音浊化；in a连读；
【翻译】在你对我评头论足之前，我得告诉你，我已经连续7个季度都在季度最佳销售员的评比中输给了Gil Thorpe，7个季度啊！！！
【适用场合】
come in second

英语当中come in a certain position
可以用来表示在一项比赛、竞争当中最终的成绩是第几名
To finish a contest or competition in a particular position or place (as in first, second, third, etc.)

eg: I didn't expect to come in first or anything, but finishing last is pretty disappointing.
我也没指望能拿个第一名什么的，但是成为了最后一名，确实挺让人失望的。

eg: Fred came in fourth in the race.
Fred在这次赛跑中排名第四。

eg: He was afraid he would come in last.
他很害怕他会成为最后一名。

eg: He will either win the race or come in second place.
在这场赛跑中，他要么会拿第一，要么会拿第二。




in a row
接连不断地
one after another without a break
或者复杂一点：If something happens a particular number of times in a row, it happens that many times without a break.
eg: She's been voted Best Actress three years in a row.
她连续三年被选为最佳女演员。

eg: They have won five championships in a row.
他们已经连续获得五次冠军。

eg: If I'm inside for three days in a row, I will go crazy.
如果我在里面连续待上三年，我会疯的！

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eg: He eventually came in third and received a fantastic reception.