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23. fresh as a daisy精神焕发# ^- J+ p6 f/ Y$ a b
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释义:well rested, energetic: _ D6 z7 ~0 t
, j( b+ z+ a; N, P% n, |例句:I'm finally over my jet lag and feel fresh as a daisy.
- K X: B+ Q& p 我的时差反应终于没了,我感到整个人精神焕发。
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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5 t1 X2 R% x+ c+ U" L6 Z
特(Eaton Barrett)在其《女英雄》(The Heroine, 1815年)里就用到( H/ z% N" b" z1 i
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Forth they walked...as fresh as an oyster.# D- r! W' v z# D
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:
- y* r( Z' [, S! @ Recent! Look! Sure your ladyship has often read of blood upon floors,
K$ ~ m& q F: R$ v and daggers, that looked as fresh as a daisy, at the end of centuries.
# X! x T! t0 Y* W+ d( N 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
B P' n% R a 几个世纪,看起来还是像鲜血一般。 |
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