A whale of a time 快乐时光
今日小常识
In 2012, researchers in the US discovered a beluga whale whose vocalisations were remarkably close to human speech. While dolphins have been taught to mimic the pattern and durations of sounds in human speech, no animal has spontaneously tried such mimicry.
美国的研究人员2012年发现白鲸的发声系统和人类的极其相似。虽然人们曾对海豚进行培训让它们来模仿人类的发声习惯和长度，但是不曾有任何动物
自发的去模仿人类的声音。
今日短语
短语 to have a whale of a time 的意思是玩的非常痛快，度过了一段很开心的时光。
例句
I spent the summer holidays in Mexico and had a whale of a time!
Mary is a real party girl. She goes out every night and has a whale of a time!
请注意
短语 size of a whale 形容某人块头很大、身体过胖、体型超重。注意这是一个非礼貌用语。
If you eat too many cakes you'll be the size of a whale!
