花两元钱买了张彩票,结果就中了头奖,这个时候你会是什么反应呢?是不是开心得要晕过去了?你知道吗,外国人在特别高兴的时候就喜欢说I feel like a million dollars(我感觉像中了百万美元大奖似的),这高兴劲儿一般人估计是体会不到了。咱们今天就说说老外常用来形容自己高兴和幸运的短语。
1. feel like a million dollars = feel wonderful
现在体育彩票、福利彩票、六合彩、各种各样的乐透活动满天飞。如果有一天,你得了百万大奖,你会不会开心呢?那么feel like a million dollars 就是感觉好极了。
例如:
A: I bumped into Nick at the barbershop yesterday. He looked great, but I noticed that he had a slight limp when he walked.
我昨天在理发店遇到尼克,他看上去气色不错,不过他走路的时候有点瘸。
B: I guess you didn't know that he had an operation on his knee.
你大概不知道吧,他膝盖做手术了。
A: No, I didn't. How's he feeling?
我不知道。他感觉怎么样?
B: He says he'sfeeling like a million dollars now. Apparently the pain in his knee is all gone.
他说他感觉好极了。看来他膝盖疼的毛病都给除掉了。