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23. fresh as a daisy精神焕发
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释义:well rested, energetic5 ]9 d* ^0 k2 Y& ~7 _$ |+ l/ m# r
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例句:I'm finally over my jet lag and feel fresh as a daisy.
) u7 {/ \1 a* s- Q3 c 我的时差反应终于没了,我感到整个人精神焕发。' T5 V# E& }; P( G; x- r
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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# M, B( _# Y+ m- w' _% s
特(Eaton Barrett)在其《女英雄》(The Heroine, 1815年)里就用到
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2 C7 |$ a/ Q$ d5 P 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:1 L/ J' Y) o% [' y
Recent! Look! Sure your ladyship has often read of blood upon floors,
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几个世纪,看起来还是像鲜血一般。 |
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