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23. fresh as a daisy精神焕发) l, W+ O* |, F5 J* ?
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释义:well rested, energetic# k$ s! V3 \; O, D( q
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例句:I'm finally over my jet lag and feel fresh as a daisy.) c& H2 H2 X2 {2 k( y# }; p4 Y
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) q6 _! d" f/ [) D9 c% Y) X0 Q. \; R
特(Eaton Barrett)在其《女英雄》(The Heroine, 1815年)里就用到
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# U; z' a4 j: L" Y. J Forth they walked...as fresh as an oyster.
0 [4 c' i s8 [0 ` 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:0 s" n+ {2 ~- \5 m. C. ~, D l
Recent! Look! Sure your ladyship has often read of blood upon floors,% z% ^1 z5 Q2 @5 f/ v I( Z- I; z4 F
and daggers, that looked as fresh as a daisy, at the end of centuries.4 w' P" Z3 |0 P# e
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
# t& p/ ^4 v& f( h6 S, s 几个世纪,看起来还是像鲜血一般。 |
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