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"A sting in the tail" nghĩa là gì?
12 Jul, 2019
"A sting in the tail" = một cú chích vào đuôi -> ý chỉ kết cục không tốt đẹp, đáng thất vọng của một sự việc có khởi đầu tốt.
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This week’s announcement (thông báo) of Ireland’s first private fast-charging network for electric vehicles (phương tiện di chuyển) comes with a sting in the tail – the cost of ‘filling up’ at the new network will be comparable (tương đương) or even higher per kilometre than running a conventional (truyền thống) petrol or diesel car.
About 1000 people attended the recent North Island conference (hội thảo) and competition (cuộc thi), of whom about 70% were beekeepers (người nuôi ong), Mr McCaw said.
Competition was usually friendly, although not without the occasional (thỉnh thoảng) sting in the tail.
''At the end of the day everyone wants the best honey. Just like the bees.''
Gloucestershire is set to finally experience a boost to the summer weather, with sunny and warm conditions - but there is a sting in the tail. The temperature will stay high until the early hours, so there's no need for the electric blanket tonight, but there will be some cloudy weather during the Friday and a severe thunderstorm warning in place from Sunday.
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