迷你对话学地道口语第473期:神采奕奕 神采飞扬

　　Subject：I feel like a million dollars.
迷你对话
A: Hello! You are too handsome today.
你好，你今天很帅气。
B: Thanks. I feel like a million dollars.
谢谢。我感觉很有精神。
地道表达
feel like a million dollars
1. 解词释义
Feel like a million dollars为美国口语非正式用法。它的意思并不是“看起来很有钱”，而是“感到精神非常好”。美国人很崇尚金钱，所以往往用a million dollars表示“极好”的意思，强调“好”的程度。因此，I feel like a million dollars.就生动地描述了说话人精力充沛的身体状况。这里的dollars可以省略，可以直接说：I feel like a million. 其英文解释为：be in excellent health and spirits¹。
2. 典型范例
e.g. He feels like a million after he got the promotion².
他得到晋升后神采飞扬。
e.g. My cold has gone and now I feel like a million dollars.
我感冒好了，我现在感觉精神很好。
e.g. I'm on holiday, it's a beautiful morning, and I feel like a million dollars.
我在度假，这是一个美丽的早晨，我感到非常愉快。
e.g. He had a headache yesterday but feels like a million dollars today．
他昨天还头痛，但今天却感到精神很好。

1 spirits   

n.情绪；兴致；精灵；灵魂；精神( spirit的名词复数 )；情绪；灵魂；神灵

参考例句：

• He lost his spirits after the girl rejected his love. 那姑娘拒绝他的求爱后，他垂头丧气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He felt in excellent spirits when he arrived home. 他回到家里时情绪非常好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。