Being in line for a better job is something most people would like!

等着一份更好的工作会是大多数人都喜欢去做的事情。

But you can also be in line for something important like a job or a job promotion.

但你也可以为了一个重要的事情等待，比如工作或者升职。

I was in line for a quiet life, farming, sport, bringing up a family with my wife.

我之前本来注定过上平静生活，耕种、运动、与妻子建立一个家庭。

He's in line for a big move and this tournament should only help those suitors line up offers.

他在大转会的行列中，这次比赛只会帮助那些追求者排好队。

She's been in line for that job for years.

多年来，她一直在排队等待这份工作。

Many people think California is in line for another major earthquake.

许多人认为加州可能会发生另一场大地震。

I should be in line for promotion soon.

【line】我应该很快就会获得提升了。

We're in line for – we're waiting for it to happen, it will happen.

我们在排队 - 我们正在等待它发生，它会发生。

She (meaning Lee) has been in line for that job for years.

她（指李）多年来一直在排队等待这份工作。

" How much time have you waited? " , " How much time have you been in line for? " Okay?

或者：“你等了多长时间？” ，“你排队了多长时间？ ” 好吗？

Absolutely sensible strategically, of course, and a great help with the Falklands, but if one were in line for Secretary-Generalship of the Commonwealth...Embarrassing.

从战略上讲，当然是完全合理的，也对福克兰群岛大有益处，但如果我还有望成为英联邦秘书长......那就尴尬了。

Instead, he made it really hard for Musk to not purchase Twitter because he was in line for a $42 million payday.

相反， 他让马斯克很难不购买 Twitter， 因为他将获得 4200 万美元的报酬。

Let's say a friend of yours, Simone, is an accountant. She has a good job and is in line for a promotion at work.

比方说你的一个朋友，西蒙，是一个会计。她工作很好，并且等着升职。

" To be in line for" means that you are the next person who will get something, you will be the next person to receive something, or you are ready for something to happen.

“To be in line for” 意味着你是下一个得到某物的人， 你将是下一个得到某物的人，或者你已经准备好迎接某事的发生。