L: Well sure! But you have so many clothes, one more shirt is just going to
be a drop in the bucket.
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比赛结束了,Larry和Lihua从棒球场往外走。
LH: Larry, 这个新的投手可真棒!
L: Yeah, he played really well. If he keeps pitching like that, he is going to have an amazing career. I sure hope he's not just a flash in the pan.
LH: A flash in the pan? 什么意思?
L: A flash in the pan is something that starts out really well, but lasts for
only a very short amount of time.
LH: 哦,就是昙花一现!你是说,你希望这个新投手不要在开始的时候表现很出色,但很快就默默无闻了。
L: Right. Here is another example. The new author's first book got a lot of
praise from critics, but he turned out to be a flash in the pan because his other books were terrible.
L: Well, there were some signs that the economy was improving a few months
ago. But unfortunately, it looks like they may have just been a flash in the pan.
LH: 是啊,当时那些经济指标似乎都挺鼓舞人心的,谁知没过多久情况又变坏了。
L: Well spending $5 on dinner will only be a drop in the bucket for the
economy. But a hamburger does sound great.
LH: 好啊!咱们虽然不能改善全国的经济,但总可以先满足一下自己的胃吧!
今天李华学了两个常用语。一个是a drop in the bucket,表示无关紧要,沧海一粟。另一是a flash in the pan,意思是昙花一现。