Wages were rising faster than productivity and this was eating into profits.
工資的漲幅高過了生產率增長的速度，從而消耗了利潤所得。
I was eating ham and Swiss cheese on rye.
我正吃夾火腿和瑞士干酪的黑麥面包。
She was eating a sandwich
她在吃三明治。
She was eating a hamburger.
她在吃漢堡包。
The pigeon was eating and cooing at the same time.
鴿子一邊兒吃，一邊兒咕咕地叫。