英语地道口语表达 迷你对话学地道口语第22期:昙花一现

迷你对话学地道口语第22期:昙花一现  

习语：a nine day's wonder,讲解：wonder作为名词，意指“奇蹟”或“奇观”。A nine day's wonder的字面意思是“一个只持续了九天的奇蹟”，比喻“轰动一时即被遗忘的人或物”。,迷你对话：,A :John seems to be in high cotton. He may well bee a big shot.,John走红起来了，他有可能成为个大人物。,B :I bet my button dollar that he won't. He is no more than a nine day's wonder.,我敢打赌他成不了大人物，他只不过是昙花一现而已。,A :What is your idea？,那你怎么看？,B :Many people like him get a flying start but soon disappear.,很多向他这样的人只是有个开门红，然后便销声匿迹了。,词海拾贝：,one's button dollar：（= be very sure）完全相信，打赌,You know, Senator Clark keeps telling the press that he won't run for president in 1996. But I'd bet my bottom dollar that o years from now he'll announce he's a candidate.,你知道，克拉克参议员不断地对新闻界说，他在1996年不会参加总统竞选。但是，我可以跟你打赌，两年以后，他会宣布他参加竞选的。,2.a big shot：大人物，重要人物,He acts like a big shot, but he is just a small potato.,他行事象个大人物,但实际上他却微不足道。,She is a big shot in merchant banking.,她是商业银行界的大亨。,more than：仅仅，不过是,I had no more than 2 or 3 mistakes on my English assignment.,我的英文作业中只有两三处错误。,Fee cast her no more than a passing glance before leaving.,Fee 在离开时仅给了她匆匆一瞥。,4.a flying start：开门红，顺利的开始,He's got off to a flying start in his new job.,他兴致勃勃地开始他的新工作。,Our holiday got off to a flying start because the weather was good and the trains were on time.,我们度假一开始就大吉大利，天气很好，火车也都准点。,备注：该节目迷你对话来自《脱口说英语》之习语口语大全，讲解部分为可可编辑原创。