As good as gold （表現(xiàn)）很乖
A post box in Isleworth, London, which was painted gold to celebrate Mo Farah's Olympic gold medals. Photo: Oli Scarff
今日短語
如果一個人被形容為 as good as gold, 那就意味著這個人表現(xiàn)很乖，很好，通常用來形容孩子。
今日小常識
Post boxes around the UK have been painted gold in the home towns of every gold medal-winning athlete from Team GB. This is the first time that post boxes have changed colour since 1874, when the iconic red colour was chosen. It took ten years to paint all of the UK’s post boxes, which were originally green to blend in with the landscape.
英國金牌獲得者所在家鄉(xiāng)的郵政信箱都被涂上了金色。這是一百多年來的首次郵箱改色。1874年英國改選紅色為全國郵箱的統(tǒng)一標(biāo)志性顏色。當(dāng)時用了十年的時間完成各地郵箱的刷紅工程。在那兒之前，英國的郵箱全部為同自然融為一體的綠色。
例句
You'll have to be as good as gold during the wedding – don't go running off in the church!
Daddy bought me a new toy for being as good as gold today.
I was so worried my little girl was going to be scared of the animals at the zoo, but she was as good as gold.
請注意
另一個短語是 a heart of gold, 形容一個人心腸極好
My uncle Ronnie does a lot of volunteer work in the local community – he really does have a heart of gold.
