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To sail through it 轻松通过

To sail through it 轻松通过

Xu Lijia crosses the finish line to win gold in the women's Laser Radial class at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Photo: Pascal Lauener.

今日短语

如果你 sail through 什么事情,这就是说你轻轻松松,非常顺利地就完成了这件事情。

今日小常识

Chinese sailor Xu Lijia raced against three others in the medal race of the women's Laser Radial. She finished first, improving on her bronze medal from Beijing in 2008. The Laser Radial is sailed by a single, person and has a shorter mast and reduced sail area, allowing light sailors to manoeuvre the vessel in heavy winds.

中国帆船选手徐莉佳与其他三名选手争夺激光雷迪尔级女子单人艇比赛的金牌,最终她以最佳成绩拿下冠军,她上次在北京2008年获得的是铜牌。激光雷迪尔级单人艇是一个人驾驶,桅杆较短,船帆面积较少,能让体重轻的船员在强风中驾驭该艇。

例句

My sister sailed through her exams and is looking forward to starting university.

Don't worry about your job interview, you'll sail through it.

We sailed through the traffic and arrived at the hotel ahead of schedule.

请注意

如果某人 sail close to the wind 意思就是他冒险行事甚至做几乎违法的事情。

I think that journalist sailed close to the wind with the comments she made about the NHS.