学个词 Learn A Word 1011 catch on

今天我们要学的词是catch on。 To catch on, 意思是流行起来。现在美国有些大公司开始把公司草坪改为菜园。 "The idea of 'company gardens' is slowly catching on," 公司开菜园的做法正在慢慢流行起来。在美国，孩子现在流行带一种做成各种形状的橡皮筋，叫silly bandz. "Silly bandz caught on quickly in the U.S.," 这种叫silly bandz的橡皮筋一下子就流行了开来。

星期天是父亲节诞生一百周年。 "When Father's Day was first established 100 years ago, it did not catch on quickly as Mother's Day did," 一百年前父亲节刚出现时没能象母亲节那样一下子就流行开来。好的，今天我们学习的词是catch on...