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23. fresh as a daisy精神焕发
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$ l' v3 Q- r/ Z; o) l* k1 Y释义:well rested, energetic8 c0 e+ Z5 V6 S+ M
( V3 m/ w: a' b8 z( T! l例句:I'm finally over my jet lag and feel fresh as a daisy.! M% g& S1 G7 ^! h! S! o
我的时差反应终于没了,我感到整个人精神焕发。
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( E. ]( H! U, z( x/ z8 u" u: ~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) F! U3 d! D% _0 e
特(Eaton Barrett)在其《女英雄》(The Heroine, 1815年)里就用到6 I/ ^3 l% h' T) C
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Forth they walked...as fresh as an oyster.2 Q! x6 \& f& O3 }
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:% ?% L) t5 A: ?! x. J- I J& k
Recent! Look! Sure your ladyship has often read of blood upon floors,! q4 z2 I, B! {# E" q
and daggers, that looked as fresh as a daisy, at the end of centuries.. {, \7 ?4 ~+ w: X1 c" B4 b0 l
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
9 j, q, {- G5 l J+ N/ o 几个世纪,看起来还是像鲜血一般。 |
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