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Over the moon


太高兴了, 太逮了, 极为愉快


起源:

这个短语起源于一首16世纪家喻户晓的儿歌‘Hey Diddle Diddl'(最初写做‘High Diddle Diddl')。童谣本身并没什么意义,但它是这样的朗朗上口……

Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle,

The cow jumped over the moon.

The little dog laughed to see such fun

And the dish ran away with the spoon!


例句:

比如你想夸一下房东做的巧克力蛋糕好吃,你可以说

The chocolate cake you made is so tasty; I am totally over the moon.



例如得到一辆新车让他高兴坏了

He was over the moon about/with his new car.


再比如表达你收到男朋友送花时候的欣喜若狂的心情,可以说

When I received flowers and a note from my boyfriend yesterday, I was over the moon.


这门课你考试得了个A,太高兴了。

I got an A in this subject test and was absolutely over the moon.


在英国退欧之后人民币对英镑汇率上升,因此我的表姐到英国度假

旅游购物钱花的更值,相当于是打折价淘到了更多商品。她很开心。

After BREXIT, the exchange rate from CNY to GBP increased and my cousin got more value for her money when she went holiday shopping in UK. She was over the moon.


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