On top of the world 幸福至極
Yu Wenxia of China waves after she was crowned Miss World 2012. Photo by Andy Wong.
今日短語(yǔ)
當(dāng)我們說(shuō)某人 on top of the world 字面意思是這個(gè)人在世界頂端，但實(shí)際是說(shuō)此人處于最快樂(lè)或最成功的境界。類(lèi)似漢語(yǔ)里的幸福至極，心滿(mǎn)意足。
今日小常識(shí)
The Miss World beauty contest is a well-known international beauty pageant that takes place every year. After the first contest in 1951, the bikini was banned and replaced by more modest swimwear. This year, Yu Wenxia became China's second Miss World winner. The second-place contestant is Sophie Moulds of Wales, while Jessica Kahawaty of Australia came third.
世界小姐選美比賽是全球聞名的一年一度的選美盛會(huì)。1951 年第一次比賽后，三點(diǎn)式泳裝被禁止，參賽者須穿較含蓄的泳裝參賽。今年評(píng)出的世界小姐是來(lái)自中國(guó)的選手于文霞，這也是中國(guó)選手第二次贏得世界小姐的桂冠。獲得本次比賽第二名和第三名的選手分別是來(lái)自威爾士的 Sophie Moulds 和來(lái)自澳大利亞的 Jessica Kahawaty.
例句
Winning a gold medal was the happiest moment of my life. I was on top of the world.
He's so happy now that he's recovered from his illness - he feels on top of the world.
Lucy has really bad mood swings. One minute she's on top of the world, and the next she's irritable and bad-tempered.
請(qǐng)注意
英語(yǔ)中有許多形容快樂(lè)的詞語(yǔ)表達(dá)， 例如 on top, ecstatic, thrilled, delighted, happy as can be.
My daughter was thrilled when she got her exam results.
Amy was delighted when they offered her the job.
Ed's girlfriend is moving in with him. He's happy as can be.
