Purple patch

    走红

    阿加莎克里斯蒂的作品正走红。请看本报周五的报道：

    Agatha Christie is having something of a purple patch.

    With Ben Affleck having signed up to direct a film based on "The Witness for the Prosecution" and "Murder on the Orient Express," being prepped by Kenneth Branagh, both for Fox, the BBC — which is currently shooting its own version of "The Witness for the Prosecution" with Toby Jones and Andrea Riseborough — has now signed a deal for seven more adaptations of the late author’s works.

    报道中的purple patch就是“走红运”。例如：

    The actor is now having a purple patch but he does not know how long it will last.

    这演员现在正走运，但他不晓得这种光景能维持多久。