今日短語
如果你 sail through 什么事情,這就是說你輕輕松松,非常順利地就完成了這件事情。
今日小常識
Chinese sailor Xu Lijia raced against three others in the medal race of the women's Laser Radial. She finished first, improving on her bronze medal from Beijing in 2008. The Laser Radial is sailed by a single, person and has a shorter mast and reduced sail area, allowing light sailors to manoeuvre the vessel in heavy winds.
中國帆船選手徐莉佳與其他三名選手爭奪激光雷迪爾級女子單人艇比賽的金牌,最終她以最佳成績拿下冠軍,她上次在北京2008年獲得的是銅牌。激光雷迪爾級單人艇是一個人駕駛,桅桿較短,船帆面積較少,能讓體重輕的船員在強風中駕馭該艇。
例句
My sister sailed through her exams and is looking forward to starting university.
Don't worry about your job interview, you'll sail through it.
We sailed through the traffic and arrived at the hotel ahead of schedule.
請注意
如果某人 sail close to the wind 意思就是他冒險行事甚至做幾乎違法的事情。
I think that journalist sailed close to the wind with the comments she made about the NHS.