美國俚語大全:a nine days' wonder 轟動一時即被遺忘的人或物

wonder 作名字講意思指“奇跡”或“奇觀”。習語a nine days' wonder 的字面意思是“一個只持續(xù)了九天的奇跡”，喻指“轟動一時即被遺忘的人或物”，有時和“a flash in the pan”同意。

Dialogue:

A: John seems to be in high cotton. He may well become a big shot.

B: I bet my bottom dollar that he won't. He's no more than a nine days' wonder.

A：What's your idea?

B: Many people like him got a flying start but soon disappeared.

翻譯：

A：約翰走紅起來了，他有可能成為大人物。

B：我敢打賭他成不了大人物，他只不過是曇花一現(xiàn)。

A：那你怎么看?

B：很多像他這樣的人只是有個開門紅，然后便銷聲匿跡了。