Chuffed to bits 心滿意足
US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron share a joke at a press conference during Mr Cameron's trip to the USA this week. Photo by Paul J. Richards.
今日短語
Chuffed to bits 是英式俚語意思是對某事心滿意足，美滋滋的。
例句
今日小常識
The British Prime Minister David Cameron has been on an official visit to the USA this week. President Barack Obama greeted the PM with a speech filled with British slang, including today's phrase.
英國首相卡梅隆本周正在對美國進行正式訪問，美國總統奧巴馬致歡迎詞時使用了很多英國俚語，其中也包括了以上短語。他是這樣說的:
"Let me just say, David, we are chuffed to bits that you are here. I am looking forward to a great relationship, I am confident we will keep it absolutely top-notch."
I'm chuffed to bits with my new car!
Anna got three Cs for her A-level exam results. That was better than she was expecting - in fact, she was chuffed to bits!
請注意
注意在表達心滿意足的時候你不一定非要加 to bits. 你完全可以單獨使用 chuffed 意思也同樣是心滿意足。
I'm pretty chuffed about my new job.
另外 chuff 這個詞也是一個象聲詞用來形容蒸汽機聲。
The old train puffed and chuffed its way up the hill.
