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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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$ ^; F7 U, {6 Z3 B0 C0 l( ?1 [例句:I'm finally over my jet lag and feel fresh as a daisy.
3 P7 @6 a) X/ H- G 我的时差反应终于没了,我感到整个人精神焕发。" Z& E! A* i7 p) ]% F
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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
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' ]0 D2 `7 {: [) h 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:4 m' u+ C' \' `* p2 B. t
Recent! Look! Sure your ladyship has often read of blood upon floors,
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. \6 l. L, u7 n. w 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: q$ @, S4 @3 d! q( E D' I/ b x
几个世纪,看起来还是像鲜血一般。 |
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