迷你对话学地道口语第817期:欣喜若狂(在线收听) |
Subject : I am over the moon. 第一,迷你对话
A: Here is your ticket.
这是你的票。
B: Wonderful, I am over the moon.
太棒了!我真是欣喜若狂。
第二,地道表达
over the moon
1. 解词释义
Over the moon来自于美国的一首儿歌,用来形容人们“兴高采烈”的心情。到了上世纪70年代,它用于体育赛事,指比赛赢了“欣喜若狂”的样子,相当于“absolutely delighted”或“ecstatic”。表示因……而欣喜如狂,在短语的后面用介词at,即:be over the moon at doing sth./sth.。
2. 拓展范例
e.g. The whole team were over the moon at winning the competition.
全队都为赢得这场比赛而欣喜若狂。
e.g. The whole family were over the moon when Martin got a good job.
当马丁找到一份好工作时,全家高兴极了。
e.g. She was over the moon when she heard that her son had passed the examination.
当她听说她儿子通过了考试时,她高兴极了。
e.g. It was two weeks after I married your mother. We were living in a tiny apartment and we had no idea how we were going to afford a family. So when I heard I was being promoted to sales manager, I was just over the moon.
当时我娶你妈妈刚刚两个星期,我们住在一个小小的公寓里,不知道怎么能养得起孩子。因此,当我听说自己被提升为销售经理时,简直高兴极了。
e.g. You can imagine how nervous I was when I finally told her how I felt. I didn't know what to expect. She could have gotten angry or acted like I was joking or even felt sorry for me. But, when she said she felt the same way, I was just over the moon.
你可以想象,我向她表白的时候心里有多紧张。我不知道她会有什么样的反应。她可能会生气、也可能会觉得我是在开玩笑,甚至可能会同情我。可是她竟然说,她也喜欢我,这简直让我喜出望外。 |
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