今天在经济学人里看到了 alive and kicking 这一表达：
Sorry, folks. Coal will remain alive and kicking 对不起，各位。煤炭仍将富有生命力。
这里的 alive and kicking 就是表示“充满活力；活蹦乱跳；生气勃勃；流行（very active, healthy or popular ）”。
再看几个例句：
The only thing that can be said with certainty is that a proposal that seemed close to death is now alive and kicking.
现在唯一可以确信的是，一项几近死亡的提案，如今又活跃起来。
I do think this is a very, very useful reminder that our enemies are out there, that they are alive and kicking and they wish to do us harm.
我真的认为这次事件提醒了我们，敌人依然存在，他们正磨刀霍霍，想要伤害我们。
