英语习语 | alive and kicking

alive and kicking
好端端活着、活蹦乱跳;继续流行、长盛不衰

在英语中,我们可以用 alive and kicking 这个习语表示“好端端活着、活蹦乱跳”,强调充满活力的继续存在或活着,比如:

  • 她说上周见过他,他还生龙活虎的。
    She said she'd seen him last week and he was alive and kicking.
  • 我在市场上买到这条鲤鱼时,它还是活蹦乱跳的。
    The carp was still alive and kicking when I bought it in the market.

除此之外,这个习语还可以用来表示“继续流行、长盛不衰”,比如:

  • 传统爵士乐在新奥尔良仍然非常流行。
    Traditional jazz is still alive and kicking in New Orleans.
  • 尽管听到的都是女权主义已经江河日下,但实际上它却依然盛行不衰。
    Despite rumours to the contrary, feminism is alive and well.