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23. fresh as a daisy精神焕发
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5 v3 ]( g1 B& M8 V. g2 [4 x1 a1 N释义:well rested, energetic F6 j3 z1 e, D# y* p6 q
1 V, Y1 m4 N9 Z. S+ O$ L例句:I'm finally over my jet lag and feel fresh as a daisy.
( v, b- j' e2 |& Z7 }3 R9 } 我的时差反应终于没了,我感到整个人精神焕发。3 ?, f. h, K4 H3 c, D, L
$ H; [! X3 \! `3 x% W4 l/ \/ H典故:这个短语里的daisy曾经是buttercup, oyster及其他许多东西。伊顿·巴雷+ _3 S K' f) {: b% w8 N1 F
特(Eaton Barrett)在其《女英雄》(The Heroine, 1815年)里就用到3 R; ]% B7 n. w7 s# f2 v
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Forth they walked...as fresh as an oyster.7 W* w6 d; |+ v1 w' _) b% a6 d V# s
他们神采奕奕地向前走。 而当女主角问道地板上的血时,乌苏丽娜夫人(Dame Ursulina)回答说:( L, d |' B4 a; o9 l2 E. L
Recent! Look! Sure your ladyship has often read of blood upon floors,
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1 t& j2 N. N5 h, f 鲜血!你看!夫人一定常常读到过,地板上的血迹,还有匕首,往往过了
. G! u; t" o" Z' F9 \ 几个世纪,看起来还是像鲜血一般。 |
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