Full of hot air 吹牛大王
Hot air balloons are the oldest successful human-carrying flight technology. Photo: Stephen Daniels/BBC
今日小常識
According to the Guinness World Records website, the first Pacific crossing by hot air balloon was achieved by Richard Branson and Per Lindstrand in 1991. The 'Virgin Otsuka Pacific Flyer' flew from the southern tip of Japan to Lac la Matre in Canada. The journey was completed in 46 hours and 15 minutes.
根據世界吉尼斯紀錄網站顯示，人類首次成功駕駛熱氣球橫穿太平洋的紀錄是由理查德?布蘭森和林德斯特蘭德于1991年所創造的。他們駕駛名為 ‘Virgin Otsuka Pacific Flyer’的熱氣球從日本南部出發飛躍太平洋到達加拿大 Lac la Matre,全程用時46小時15分鐘。
今日短語
短語 full of hot air 可以形容某人夸夸其談、紙上談兵。
例句
My boss keeps promising to give me a pay rise but the extra money never comes. He is full of hot air!
My mate Phillip is full of hot air - he says he know lots of celebrities, but I know it's not true.
請注意
短語 to clear the air 的意思是消除誤解、隔閡。
例句
Mary and John had been arguing a lot. Mary decided they needed to clear the air and have an honest, open conversation.
