a million dollars,一百万美元,很大一笔钱喔!
美国人很爱钱的,所以往往用 a million dollars 表示"极好的",强调好的程度。
由此引出几种生动的表达方式。
feel like a million dollars,"感觉像一百万美元一样" ,那也就是精力充沛,感觉好极了。
例如?
He feels like a million dollars today.
这里的 dollars 可省略,直接说成 feel like a million。
除了 feel like a million dollars,还有 look like a million dollars 的用法。
指的是看上去"春风得意,非常漂亮"。
With her new dress, Mary looked like a million dollars.
穿上新衣服,玛丽看起来漂亮极了。
◎Coming back from his vacation, my boss looks like__________ .
1a thousand dollars
2ten million dollars
3a million dollars
4a billion dollars |
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