1. Expression：sell like hot cakes

Explanation：To sell very quickly. （卖得很快，畅销）

Example：We had to order a second shipment of shirts because they have just been selling like hot cakes!

因为这衬衫一直都很畅销，所以我们不得不订购第二批衬衫。

The book sold like hot cakes and we had to print another ten thousand copies.

这本书畅销，我们势必要加印一万册。

The new product is selling like hot cakes.We’ll need to produce more to keep up with the demand!

新产品正卖得很火爆，我们需要生产更多来满足需求！

His new books are just published. And the bookshop started selling them like hot cakes.

他的新书刚一出版，在书店就成了抢手货。

2. Expression：cakes and ale

Explanation：A time or activity when you enjoy yourself greatly and have no troubles. （快乐，物质享受）

Example：Any reasonable person knows that life is not all cakes and ale.

任何通情达理的人都知道人生不全是吃喝玩乐。

Kids these days think only of cakes and ales—and not of the hard work they need to put in to be successful.

如今的孩子只想着吃喝玩乐，而不去想他们需要投入到艰辛的工作才能获得成功。

3. Expression：hot number

Explanation：Someone or something that is particularly trendy, popular, or fashionable at the moment. （眼下受欢迎的的人，眼前时髦的、流行的事物，抢手货，畅销货）

Example：The movie star has become a really hot number in the media lately.

这位电影明星最近在媒体上成了炙手可热的人物。



The new double-cassette recorder was a hot number in the shop.

这种新式的双卡录音机成了这家商店的畅销货。

The factory managers are delighted to see the products which had been hard to sell months ago but now became hot numbers overnight.

厂长们欣喜地看到：这些产品几个月前还是滞销品，可一夜之间就成了抢手货。