1. 表述:cloud nine
释义:A state of extreme happiness. (极其愉快,狂喜)
例句:Ever since Mary got her promotion at work, she's been on cloud nine.
自从玛丽在工作中升职后,她就一直欣喜若狂。
Kitty was on cloud nine when she heard the good news.
吉蒂听到那个好消息时,非常高兴。
Richard is on cloud nine because he's just graduated from Harvard with cum laude.
理查德狂喜万分,因为他刚以优异成绩毕业于哈佛大学。
These sun-seekers are on cloud nine when hearing they are going to Hawaii for the summer holidays.
一听说要到夏威夷去度假,这些喜爱阳光的人简直高兴坏了。
2. 表述:get the third degree
释义:To be interrogated, scrutinized, or questioned intensely or thoroughly by someone. (遭到盘问,遭到质问)
例句:My boyfriend is so controlling that I always get the third degree if I go anywhere or see anyone without him.
我的男朋友控制欲太强了,不管我去哪儿见谁,只要他不在我身边,我就会遭到盘问。
I got the third degree from the police regarding my whereabouts during the crime.
我遭到警察对我犯罪期间行踪的盘问。
3. 表述:goody two shoes(假正经的人,自命清高的人)
例句:I wonder how we can help Karen loosen up and be a little more tolerant of common human flaws. She's such a goody two shoes that all the men I know are afraid to ask her out on a date.
我在想我们怎么样才能让凯伦更开阔一些,对一般人常有的缺点能够更容忍一点。她真是自命清高,所认识的那些男人都怕请她出去,怕跟她交朋友。
It's true Eleanor isn't dating anybody steady right now. But don't get the idea she's a goody two shoes. She's not only smart but also attractive and she's also a real fun person to be around.
埃利诺现在没有一个固定的男朋友,这是确实的。但是,别以为她是一个自命清高的人。她既很聪明也很漂亮,而且跟她在一起也非常有意思。