老外常说的“ebb and flow”是啥意思？

⭐今日表达⭐

ebb and flow

潮起潮落

起伏/涨落/兴衰

可做动词或名词

ebb /eb/ n/v.退潮

flow /fləʊ/ n/v.流动

用来描述某些事物以一种规律和重复的方式变化

⭐解释⭐

the repeated, often regular, movement from one state to another; the repeated change in level, numbers or amount

⭐经典例子⭐

the ebb and flow of the seasons 四季更迭

She sat in silence, enjoying the ebb and flow of conversation.

她默默地坐在那儿，饶有兴致地听着时高时低的谈话声。

TED演讲Melvin Russell“我喜欢警察这个职业，但是我们需要改变”：

I've been through ebbs and flows, and I've been through good and bad times, and still I absolutely love being a police officer.

我经历过起起落落，我经历过好的坏的时光，至今我仍义无反顾地钟爱成为一位警官。

have been through 经历过

times n. (历史上或一生中的特殊) 时期

good and bad times 好的和坏的时期

美剧《傲骨贤妻》 The Good Wife Season 7：

Genres aren't fixed, right? They ebb and flow over time. And then there's this give and take between genres.

风格并非固定的，是吧？它们是随时间变化不定的。然后才有了风格间的取舍。

genre /ˈʒɑːnrə/ 类型；体裁

fixed /fɪkst/ adj.固定的

give and take n.取舍；相互迁就

美剧《摩登家庭》Modern Family Season 9：

Maybe we forgot dance isn't about the fame or glory, but it's about telling a story that takes your audience on a journey that ebbs and flows.

或许刚才我们忘了舞蹈不是为了名气或荣耀，

而是用来对观众们诉说一段跌宕起伏的故事。

A is/isn’t about B A是/不是关于或为了B

fame n.名声

glory n.荣耀

audience n.观众；听众