Rubber ducks are associated with bath time and are also collected by a small number of enthusiasts. Photo: BBC
A 16m-high rubber duck has attracted crowds of visitors as it travels around the world. Sydney, Sao Paulo, Amsterdam and Hong Kong are among the cities where the giant yellow bird created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman has been taken since it started its journey in 2007.
一只16米高的橡膠鴨子周游世界吸引了眾多游客駐足觀賞。這只巨大的黃鴨子是荷蘭藝術(shù)家弗洛倫泰因?霍夫曼的作品，自從2007年開始已經(jīng)到訪了許多城市，其中包括悉尼、圣保羅、阿姆斯特丹、香港等等。
今日短語
短語 ducks in a row 的意思是把事情組織的一絲不紊或井井有條，這是個(gè)美式英語表達(dá)。
例句
With the recession looming, the government has to get its ducks in a row and invest in job creation.
The company's owner has given his managers a few days to get their ducks in a row. If they don't improve their performance he'll fire them.
請注意
如果某人被形容為 a sitting duck 意思就是此人易受攻擊，坐以待斃。
The platoon ended up behind enemy lines. With no reinforcements from Central Command they were sitting ducks.
