时间:2019-02-06 作者:英语课 分类:美国习惯用语


英语课

我们今天要讲几个专门用来描绘心情非常快乐的习惯用语。第一个是: walking on air。 Walking on air,要是直译就是在空中漫步,想象一下如果能踩著洁白的云朵,在碧蓝的空中徜徉,该有多心旷神怡,而walking on air表达的就是这种令人陶醉的意境。


这个习惯用语常用来描绘一些喜事。例如有情人终成眷属,踏上了蜜月的旅途,也可能是得到十全十美的提升机会。比方下面例子里说的Bennie就是这样的情况。


例句-1:You know, Bennie is still walking on air about getting that promotion 1 to head our new San Francisco office. He loves San Francisco and he'll make twice the money he gets paid here.


他说:Bennie还在为他的晋升而乐不可支。他平步青云当上了我们新设的旧金山办公室的领导。他非常喜欢旧金山,而且他的收入是在这儿工作的两倍。


所以习惯用语walk on air意思就是快乐得简直像在腾云驾雾一般。


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我们再学个习惯用语: in seventh heaven。 Heaven是天堂,seventh heaven当然是第七层天堂了。这个习惯用语用了有两百来年了。它的出典可能是犹太人或者穆斯林的古老信仰:说是天堂分为七层,而至高无上、尽善尽美的就是那第七层,惟有上帝和身居高位的天使才能住在七重天上美伦美奂的天宫里。


这样看来要是你能在七重天,in seventh heaven, 所享受的福份比起walk on air是有过之而无不及的。我们来听个例子。


例句-2:Mary and Bob are still in seventh heaven a year after their wedding. They were sweethearts all through college and never looked at anyone else -- they 're the happiest people I know.


他说:Mary和Bob在结婚一年后的今天仍然极其幸福美满。他们整个大学时代就是始终如一的情人。他俩在我认识的所有人中是最幸福的一对。


Mary和Bob这两位心心相印的校园情人终成眷属。在结婚一周年的时候生活必然美满,所以这里in seventh heaven用来描述幸福完美的状况。


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刚才说到in seventh heaven来自犹太人或者穆斯林的信仰,认为七重天是至高无上的极乐世界,可能有些人会联想到中国人有“九重霄、”“九霄云”或者“九天”的说法。在中国传统中它们都指至高无上的天空。巧的是英文也有类似的说法,就是: on cloud nine。 On cloud nine这个习惯用语里cloud是云。那么从字面解释就是“在九霄云上,”显然on cloud nine和in the seventh heaven意思相同,都用来描绘处于尽善尽美的境地,只是on cloud nine比较新,沿用至今只五十来年。好,我们来听个例子。


例句-3:Want to see somebody who's really on cloud nine? Look at Sally. She just heard a New York publisher will buy her first novel. She's so happy she doesn't know whether she's coming or going.


他说:你要是想看看欢天喜地的人什么样,那只要看Sally好了。纽约的一个出版商准备买下她的第一部小说。她高兴得简直是飘飘然不知所以了。


可见习惯用语on cloud nine也表达极端喜悦的心情。

 



n.提升,晋级;促销,宣传
  • The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
  • The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级,加了薪。
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