你可能會聽到老外說 a whale of a…，但這跟鯨魚沒關係

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你可能會聽到老外說 a whale of a…，但這跟鯨魚沒關係，而是指「極多∕好∕大的……」，因此想表達「玩得痛快」便可以說 have a whale of a time！
 

have a whale of a time　　玩得盡興愉快

例：We went to Wendy's birthday party last night and had a whale of a time.

我們昨晚去溫蒂的生日趴，玩得非常痛快。

My friends and I had a whale of a time at Universal Studios.

我跟朋友在環球影城玩得很愉快。

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