Have a whale of a time
2015-05-13 16:53
来源：BBC
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Have a whale of a time 玩得非常痛快
A sperm whale tail breaches at Kaikoura South Island, New Zealand
今日小常识
In 2012, researchers in the US discovered a beluga whale whose vocalisations were remarkably close to human speech. While dolphins have been taught to mimic the pattern and durations of sounds in human speech, no animal has spontaneously tried such mimicry.
美国的研究人员2012年发现白鲸的发声系统和人类的极其相似。虽然人们曾对海豚进行培训让它们来模仿人类的发声习惯和长度，但是至今为止不曾有动物会自发的去模仿人类的声音。
今日短语
在口语表达中，to have a whale of a time 的意思是“玩的非常痛快，度过了一段很开心的时光”。
例句
I spent the summer holidays in Mexico and had a whale of a time!
Mary is a real party girl. She goes out every night and has a whale of a time!
请注意
我们可以用 a whale of a... 来描述某件事、行为“非常了不起、极好”。
例句
Well done! You are doing a whale of a job!
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