格言必修 【78】

字號(hào):

Art is long, and time is fleeting. —— Longfellow
    藝術(shù)是永恒的,時(shí)間是瞬息即逝的?!?朗費(fèi)羅
    「精解」
    fleeting means passing quickly; ephemeral,是指飛逝的;短暫的意思。
    例如:
    fleeting passions of fantasy.
    “一閃而過(guò)的幻想激情”。
    這個(gè)詞的動(dòng)詞形式是fleet.
    Fleet是指艦隊(duì);船隊(duì);車(chē)隊(duì)的意思。
    例如:
    a fleet of fishing boats
    漁船隊(duì)
    艦隊(duì)(前面與the連用)
    The fleet is manoeuvring in combination with the air unit.
    艦隊(duì)正在和航空進(jìn)行部隊(duì)聯(lián)合演習(xí)。
    The fleet is / are coming!
    艦隊(duì)開(kāi)過(guò)來(lái)了!