【句子】-- So what's the word on Tim?
-- He came through the triple bypass with flying colors. 【Desperate Housewives S1E15】
【发音】[səʊ] [ˈwɑ:ts]/[ˈwɒts] [ðə] [wɜ:(r)d] [ɒn]/[ɑ:n] [tɪm]
[hi:] [keɪm] [θru:] [ðə] ['trɪpl] [ˈbaɪ.pɑ:s]/[ˈbaɪ.pæs] [wɪð] ['flaɪɪŋ] [ˈkʌlə(r)z]
【发音技巧】word on连读；
【翻译】-- Tim状况如何了？
-- 他的心脏搭桥手术非常成功！
【适用场合】
先看第一句：So what's the word on Tim?
英语口语中，当我们说What's the word? 其实完整的说法是：What's the good word?
是类似于Hello，或者How are you? 的一种打招呼的方式。

eg: I haven't seen you in ages! What's the good word?
好多年没见你了，你好呀！

do sth. with flying colors
（口语）出色地；优秀地；
If you do something with flying colors, you do it extremely well

eg: Sam was rather nervous taking his final exam, but he passed with flying colors!
Sam要考期末考试了，非常紧张，但是他最终的考试成绩非常优秀。

eg: Your brother passed his apprenticeship with flying colors. He'll be a master builder in no time!
你的哥哥/弟弟以非常优秀的成绩通过了学徒期的考核，很快他将成为一名杰出的建筑工人。

eg: Paul came home with flying colors after the match.
Paul赢得了比赛，凯旋而归。

这个短语比较常见于描述考试、竞赛或者训练等等场合！
A ship's colours are its national flag.
The image here is of a victorious battleship sailing back into port with its national flag flying.
这里flying colors其实是national flag，迎风飘扬的旗帜。如果打仗胜利了，是一种凯旋而归的感觉，飘着national flag，告诉大家我们胜利了。

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Is it a success to pass a graduation exam with flying colors only to forget the whole thing in 2-3 years' time?