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23. fresh as a daisy精神焕发/ G# p" t8 x; U {5 C- ?& L
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释义:well rested, energetic
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例句:I'm finally over my jet lag and feel fresh as a daisy.! G& ^+ \' J* O% [: v
我的时差反应终于没了,我感到整个人精神焕发。2 x l3 q( o" G& Q' u
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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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Forth they walked...as fresh as an oyster.
8 A. W. c( M% B \5 M 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 K/ @% }; e# q
Recent! Look! Sure your ladyship has often read of blood upon floors,4 Q2 @$ I/ l. d7 b
and daggers, that looked as fresh as a daisy, at the end of centuries.
w6 S( O" @7 f+ f7 M; G. }" H1 g; A 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 K+ Z# G0 C8 G3 ^5 z/ k2 ~. D
几个世纪,看起来还是像鲜血一般。 |
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