WHALE

The whale looks like a fish but is a mammal. The blue whale is the world’s largest animal.

“A whale of a …” is an interesting phrase. A whale of a time is a very good time; a whale of a cold is a bad cold; a whale of a story is a wonderful story; a whale of a magician is an excellent magician.

Some companies sometimes make handsome donations of money to charities. They know it will pay to do so. They will sell more and earn more with a good reputation. They throw a sprat to catch a whale.


鯨魚看起來像魚，但它卻是哺乳類動物。藍鯨則是世界上最大的動物。

a whale of a… 是一個有趣的短語。 a whale of a time 是十分愉快的時光; a whale of a cold 是重感冒; a whale of a story 是美妙的故事; a whale of a magician 是出眾的魔術師。

有時候某些公司捐出大筆金錢去做慈善事業。它們知道，這樣做是有收益的。公司聲譽好，銷售量增大，賺得也就更多。他們是施小惠而獲大利。