一分鐘英語 第140期:Fair Weather Friend

Welcome to English in a minute.

歡迎來到《一分鐘英語》欄目！

If you listen to American English, you might hear this phrase: Fair Weather Friend

如果你聽美式英語，你可能會聽到這個短語：酒肉朋友

What do weather and friends have to do with each other? Listen and find out:

天氣和朋友相互之間有什麼聯繫呢？讓我們聽聽看

Bill sure was friendly when he needed our help moving to his new house.

當比爾需要我們幫他搬入新居的時候，他真的非常友好。

But, since we asked him to help us move, we can't reach him.

但是，當我們叫他幫我們搬家的時候，我們卻找不到他。

I have always thought he was a fair weather friend.

我一直覺得他就是一個酒肉朋友。

He is only a friend when he needs something. You can't count on him.

當他需要某些東西時就是朋友，我們指望不上他。

Fair weather is good weather.

Fair weather是指好的天氣。

A person who is a fair weather friend is loyal in good times, but not when things get difficult.

一個酒肉朋友的意思是，他只在順利的日子裏是朋友，不幸的日子裏就不再是朋友了。

So if you are in trouble or facing tough times, a fair weather friend probably won't stick by your side.

因此，如果你在困難時刻需要幫助，一個酒肉朋友是不會站在你身邊的。

And that's English in a minute.

以上就是今天的《一分鐘英語》欄目！