Wages were rising faster than productivity and this was eating into profits.
工资的涨幅高过了生产率增长的'速度，从而消耗了利润所得。
I was eating ham and Swiss cheese on rye.
我正吃夹火腿和瑞士干酪的黑麦面包。
She was eating a sandwich
她在吃三明治。
She was eating a hamburger.
她在吃汉堡包。
The pigeon was eating and cooing at the same time.
鸽子一边儿吃，一边儿咕咕地叫。