【迷你小对话】
A: I have never seen someone as happy as a clam!
B: Well, she did just win the hardest competition in tennis.
A: Ya, she did really well, I bet she is on cloud nine.
A: 我从没见过像她这么开心的。
B: 她刚拿下了网球赛中最难打的一场。
A: 是啊,她打得的确不错。我想她现在一定是兴奋异常。
【语言点精讲】
as happy as a clam: 形容某人极其快乐,对自己的境况从心里往外感到满足和满意。
competition: 竞赛;比赛。
on cloud nine: 整个短语用来形容某人出于极度的快乐和幸福之中,对于某事件感到极其快乐。cloud nine,九层云、九重天,形容一种狂喜的、极度幸福的状态。