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23. fresh as a daisy精神焕发
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释义:well rested, energetic
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' K# G4 I& _7 B( o例句:I'm finally over my jet lag and feel fresh as a daisy.
6 d! E% {. x' d* n3 S 我的时差反应终于没了,我感到整个人精神焕发。2 l, M; V& `9 o1 a, p% M
- ~" [" k- q, K- n1 L B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& i' O) P* Y+ L/ s% X* K( x4 K
特(Eaton Barrett)在其《女英雄》(The Heroine, 1815年)里就用到
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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:
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and daggers, that looked as fresh as a daisy, at the end of centuries.
% z' _+ U% o- \( J5 H+ N* H8 x 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
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