校園口語第八十三課:“鍋中的火花”

1. The seventies saw a succession of one-hit wonders who were famous overnight and then never heard of again.
70年代出現了很多曇花一現的歌手。這些人往往一夜成名，但很快就沒消息了。
one-hit wonders：曇花一現的奇葩

2. I'm afraid that my success as a painter was just a flash in the pan.
我很擔心我在繪畫上的成就只是曇花一現
a flash in the pan：曇花一現

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，並不代表新潮流。
one-time blip：曇花一現

4. Don't worry about the story of you in the newspaper. It'll be a nine days' wonder and then people will forget.
別爲報紙上那篇關於你的新聞擔心了。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