Alive and kicking

alive [ə'laɪv]

adj. 活着的;活泼的;有生气的;敏感的;

a在…，…的+live活→活的

and [ənd, ən,ænd]

conj. 和，与;而且;于是，然后;因此;

kicking [['kikiŋ]]

n. 踢腿；反撞

Perfect.

太好了。

No root, no fruit.

没有根，就没有果。

You were very kind. You brought out all your jewellery and you told me I could take anything I wanted. There were so many beautiful things that it was hard to choose. And then I saw a lovely diamond necklace with a big blue stone in the centre.

你太好了。当时你把所有的珠宝首饰全都拿了出来，而且说，我要什么就可以拿什么。漂亮的首饰太多了，实在难挑选。后来我终于看中了一条美丽的钻石项链，中间还嵌着一颗大蓝宝石。