原声BBC英语每日一句 on cloud nine

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1. Julie got married last week and she’s been on cloud nine ever since.
2. I’ve never seen Fred so happy; he’s been on cloud nine since he passed his exams!
3. ‘Cloud nine’, it’s just another way of saying he’s very excited and happy about something – he’s up on a very high cloud.

译文:
1. 朱莉上周结婚了,从那以后她就无比幸福。
2. 我从来没见过弗雷德这么高兴过;自从他通过了考试后,他就欣喜若狂。
3. ‘Cloud nine’,是另一个种说法,说他对某件事非常兴奋和高兴 – [如同]他在很高的云层上。

on cloud nine = 狂喜,无比幸福,乐翻天,欣喜若狂,快乐至极

【词源】有关这个俚语的来源,可谓众说纷纭。有人说是根据美国气象局把云层分为9级而来;也有人说这个用法来自《但丁》神曲里面的描述,在这部作品里,第九重天(ninth heaven)是最接近神的地方。中文有‘九霄云外’的说法,所以我们应该能比较容易记住这个词组。

口语练习:

She’s been on cloud nine ever since she heard the news.

He’s been on cloud nine since he passed his exams.

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