Bunting is a common sight at celebrations in the UK. Photo: Laurence Coss/ BBC
The colourful triangular flags in the picture are called 'bunting', and are often seen at street parties and weddings in the UK. The flags have a long history in the UK, though they have seen a particular return to popularity after the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in 2011.
圖中五彩繽紛的三角形彩旗在英語(yǔ)中叫 bunting 旗布。常見(jiàn)于英國(guó)街道派對(duì)和婚禮聚會(huì)。這種小彩旗雖然在英國(guó)有多年歷史，不過(guò)自2011年威廉和凱特的婚禮之后，小彩旗又重新流行起來(lái)了。
今日短語(yǔ)
英語(yǔ)短語(yǔ) to flag something up 的意思是強(qiáng)調(diào)某事的重要性或把問(wèn)題提出來(lái)讓大家都知道。
例句
At the meeting Martin flagged up the issue of late payments. He said that we hadn't paid our suppliers for three months.
There are a couple of points that I'd like to flag up today: one is the increasing number of customer complaints and the other is the problem with our computer system.
請(qǐng)注意
單詞 flagging 的意思是體力變?nèi)簦ο陆怠?/p>
例句
I worked really hard from 7am until lunch, but after lunch I was really flagging!
關(guān)注和訂閱
