每日一词学英语(135-10/09/09): running

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee voted today to hold interest rates at 0.5 per cent for the sixth month running. (From Times Online, September 10, 2009: Bank of England keeps rates on hold at 0.5%) 英国央行连续第六个月维持0.5%的历史最低利率不变。继续刺激经济，通胀时代尚未到来。

running: used after a number and a noun such as ‘year’ ‘day’ or ‘time’, to say that sth has happened in the same way several times, without a change。
*She’s won the championship three years running.
*It was the third day running that the train had been late.
*No party has won an election four times running.

注意，“数词+running”不用介词，“序词+running”前面加介词for。