校園口語第八十三課:“鍋中的火花”

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1. The seventies saw a succession of one-hit wonders who were famous overnight and then never heard of again.
    70年代出現(xiàn)了很多曇花一現(xiàn)的歌手。這些人往往一夜成名,但很快就沒消息了。
    one-hit wonders:曇花一現(xiàn)的奇葩
    2. I'm afraid that my success as a painter was just a flash in the pan.
    我很擔(dān)心我在繪畫上的成就只是曇花一現(xiàn)
    a flash in the pan:曇花一現(xiàn)
    3. Her popularity appears to be a one-time blip rather than the start of a new trend.
    她的走紅不過是曇花一現(xiàn),并不代表新潮流。
    one-time blip:曇花一現(xiàn)
    4. Don't worry about the story of you in the newspaper. It'll be a nine days' wonder and then people will forget.
    別為報紙上那篇關(guān)于你的新聞?chuàng)牧?。人們只是暫時對它感興趣,過不了幾天他們就會忘記的
    a nine days' wonder:一閃即逝的人或物