The festival is now in full swing.

节日正在火热进行中。

讲解

Swing 做名词，有“秋千”和“挥动”的含义。In full swing 是一个表达，指的是“全面展开，某件事情如火如荼地进行中"。If something is in full swing, it's at a stage when the level  of activity is at its highest.

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那我们在读这句话的时候，要注意 swing 这个单词的发音，是发后鼻音 /ŋ/ 发音的时候，注意舌根紧贴上口腔，舌尖抵下齿，然后气流从鼻腔出来。

重点拓展

我们一起来学习一下其他和 swing 有关的英文表达吧：

swing by进某处一会儿，短暂拜访

• I'll swing by your house on the way home from work.

  下班回家路过时我要到你家来一下。

  
  

• You want me to swing by first?

  要我先来陪陪你吗？

  
  
  

swing the lead装病偷懒

• I don't think there's anything wrong with her─she's just swinging the lead.  

  我认为她没有什么病，只不过是在装病偷懒而已。

  
  

• He's not so ill that he can't come to work;he's just swinging the lead.

  他并不是病得不能来工作，只是装病偷懒。

  
  

swings and roundabouts有得必有失

• If you earn more, you pay more in tax, so it's all swings and roundabouts.  

  赚的越多，缴的税也越多，所以有得必有失。

  
  

• It's a matter of swings and roundabouts.
  

  这是一个有所得也有所失的问题。

  
  

翻译

It's just swings and roundabouts in politics.

You're never rejected or long.