实用英语：With flying colors 非常出色

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　　经过一个星期的紧张考试，学期结束了，Larry和李华正在很轻松地吃午饭。
        　　LL: Well, Li Hua, how do you think you did on your English exam? I'd be
willing to bet that you passed it with flying colors.
        　　LH: 我想我英语考试考得还可以。你刚才说你敢打赌我一定会通过，但是with flying colors是什么意思啊? Flying就是飞;
colors是颜色, flying colors，我可不懂。
        　　LL: Oh, to pass a test or an exam with flying colors means that you did a
really great job.
        　　LH: 噢，flying colors就是非常出色。你的意思是我英语考试一定考得非常出色。是不是出色，我可不知道，其实只要及格，我就很高兴了。
        　　LL: Come on, you had me for a tutor. I'm sure you did well!
        　　LH: 你辅导我英语，我就一定会考得成绩优异?你真的对自己的辅导这么有信心啊?
        　　LL: That's not a very appreciative attitude, Li Hua. Whether or not you
pass the exam with flying colors, I still put in a lot of time helping you.
        　　LH: 跟你开个玩笑嘛!我知道你花了很多时间和心血来辅导我的英语。我怎么会不感谢你呢!不管我考的好不好，我都应该谢谢你呀。
        　　LL: You helped me a lot, too. I'm not sure if I passed my Chinese exam with
flying colors, but I'm sure that I got at least a B+.
        　　LH: 你肯定你的中文考试能得个B+? 那已经算是很出色了。对了，你刚才是怎么说来啦? 噢，我想起来，flying
colors。好了，现在一切都结束了。暑期里，你不需要再苦苦地读中文了!
        　　LL: I know, I'm so glad this semester is over.
        　　LH: 就是啊。学期结束真让我感到轻松。 这个星期我什么也不想做了。
        　　LL: We both deserve a break. Even if we didn't pass all our courses with
flying colors, we both worked really hard all semester.
        　　LH: 我同意，尽管我们不见得每门功课都成绩优异，我们都已经尽最大的努力了，应该休息一下!