His
new movie’s ticket sales add up to $66 million, and counting.
句子中的 counting 是什么意思?
其实这里的 and counting 是习语,意思是“还在继续增加”:
His new movie’s ticket sales add up to $66 million, and counting.
他的这部新电影的票房合计 6,600 万元,还且还在继续上升。
更多例句如:
He is 47 years old and counting. 他47岁了,年纪越来越大。
They have been in business for 50 years and counting. 他们做生意已经50年了,而且还在继续。
So far we’ve had over 4,000 calls, and counting. 到现在为止,我们已经接到4,000多个电话,并且数目还在增加。
There is a 1,700-year-old tea tree still living in southern China which is more than 100 feet tall and counting. 中国南方生长着一棵已有1,700年历史的茶树,高100多英尺,而且还在不断长高。