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It's a fad. It won't last.
这是一种流行。不会持续太久。
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It's a fad. It won't last.
/ɪts ə fæd ɪt wəʊnt lɑ:st/
这是一种流行。不会持续太久。
地道用法
fad
n. a style, activity, or interest that is very popular for a short period of time
一时的风尚;短暂的狂热
The ketogenic diet is the latest health fad.
生酮饮食是最新的健康时尚。
fad /fæd/
n. 一时的风尚;短暂的狂热
发音小提示
/æ/元音在浊辅音前音长变长。
影视例句
- Jeans are a fad. Balenciaga didn't do fads, and neither will I.
牛仔裤是一种潮流。巴黎世家不做潮流，我也不会做。
- A fad?
潮流？
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a flash in the pan
BrE /ə flæʃ ɪn ðə pæn/
NAmE /ə flæʃ ɪn ðə pæn/
昙花一现
例句1
His success as a singer was just a flash in the pan; he quickly faded into obscurity after his debut album.
他作为歌手的成功只是昙花一现；首张专辑之后，他很快就销声匿迹了。
例句2
The new restaurant that opened last week is already starting to lose customers; it looks like it's going to be a flash in the pan.
上周新开的那家餐厅已经开始流失顾客了；看来它只是短暂的流行一下。
例句3
The fad for extreme sports seems to be a flash in the pan; not many people are interested in it anymore.
极限运动的热潮似乎只是暂时的狂热；没有多少人对此感兴趣。
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单词
fad /fæd/
技巧
It's~a /ɪts ə/
Itwon't /ɪt wəʊnt/
语调
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Robert: People should waste hours huddled around a wooden box listening to someone talking at them burbling inanities from somewhere else.
人们围着一个小盒子，听着对方喋喋不休地讲着蠢话。
Cora: But surely now with the latest news and everything and it must be a boon for the ①.
但根据最新消息，对老人来说，这算是个福利。
What do you ②, Bates?
贝茨，你怎么看？
Mr Bates: I can't see the Dowager with a wireless, my lady.
夫人，我无法想象贵妇使用无线电的样子。
Robert: It's a ③. It won't ④.
这是一种流行。不会持续太久。
翻译
1.There was a fad for wearing ripped jeans a few years ago.
2.The App that claimed to revolutionize the way we communicate was nothing more than a flash in the pan; it didn't last long in the market.
听力
Edith: Did you know they've taken in a child?
他们收养了一个孩子，知道吗？
The daughter of a friend who died.
孩子的母亲是他们的朋友，已经去世了。
Cora: How kind of them.
真是善良。
Edith: Anyway, the girl is very endearing and I think I'd like to be involved in her future.
那个女孩非常可爱，我也想以后多多照拂她。
To help her in some way. Maybe with school fees or something.
想办法帮帮她，像资助她上学一类的。
翻译
1.Her warm smile and gentle touch made her an endearing presence in everyone's life.
参考答案：她温暖的笑容和温柔的举动，让她成为了每个人生活中喜爱的人。
2. - I'm going to buy the biscuits – not the cheap ones this time…
- Hmm, promises, promises!
参考答案：- 我会买一些饼干，这次不是便宜货。
- 哦？你也就随便说说而已！
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