一课译词：稍纵即逝

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“稍纵即逝”，汉语成语，比如优美的事物或情形显现了一下，很快就散失（vanish as soon as it appears），与英文习语“a flash in the pan”意思相近，表现“someone or something whose success or popularity is short-lived”。

例句：

很可惜，他们的告捷只是稍纵即逝。

Sadly, their success was just a flash in the pan.

这家新建立的创业公司惹起了很大惊动，但它终极只是稍纵即逝，仅仅两年后就休业了。The new startup created a lot of buzz, but it ended up being just another flash in the pan, out of business after just two years.

他们不外是汗青舞台上稍纵即逝的人物。They are merely passers-by on the stage of history.

Editor: Jade

泉源：chinadaily.com.cn