随着博客、社交网站、微博等社交平台的普及，瞬间走红已经不是什么新鲜事了，但这些走红的人大部分都只是昙花一现，随着人们兴趣的转移，他们也很快就被人遗忘了。今天我们就来学习一下怎么用英语谈论这种“昙花一现”式的走红。

　　1. John seems to be in high cotton. He may well become a big shot.

　　约翰走红起来了，他有可能成为大人物。

　　2. Fischer made a sensation when he achieved the grandmaster title at age 15, in 1958.

　　1958年，年仅15岁的费雪获得特级大师头衔后，风光一时。

　　3. Many people like him got a flying start but soon disappeared.

　　很多像他这样的人只是有个开门红，然后便销声匿迹了。

　　4. The seventies saw a succession of one-hit wonders who were famous overnight and then never heard of again.

　　70年代出现了很多昙花一现的歌手。这些人往往一夜成名，但很快就没消息了。

　　5. I'm afraid that my success as a painter was just a flash in the pan.

　　我很担心我在绘画上的成就只是昙花一现

　　6. Her popularity appears to be a one-time blip rather than the start of a new trend.

　　她的走红不过是昙花一现，并不代表新潮流。

　　7. Don't worry about the story of you in the newspaper. It'll be a nine days' wonder and then people will forget.

　　别为报纸上那篇关于你的新闻担心了。人们只是暂时对它感兴趣，过不了几天他们就会忘记的。