2011年实用口语练习:“锅中的火花”
1. The seventies saw a succession of one-hit wonders who were famous overnight and then never heard of again.
70年代出现了很多昙花一现的歌手。这些人往往一夜成名，但很快就没消息了。
one-hit wonders：昙花一现的奇葩
2. I’m afraid that my success as a painter was just a flash in the pan.
我很担心我在绘画上的成就只是昙花一现
a flash in the pan：昙花一现
3. Her popularity appears to be a one-time blip rather than the start of a new trend.
她的走红不过是昙花一现，并不代表新潮流。
one-time blip：昙花一现
4. Don’t worry about the story of you in the newspaper. It’ll be a nine days’ wonder and then people will forget.
别为报纸上那篇关于你的新闻担心了。人们只是暂时对它感兴趣，过不了几天他们就会忘记的
a nine days’ wonder：一闪即逝的人或物