just what the doctor ordered 是“遵醫囑”嗎？

來源: foggyridge 於 08-10-14 11:50:23 美語世界

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just waht the doctor ordered: exact what needed

(CBS/AP) The Bush administration plans will spend an initial $250 billion of the $700 billion bailout buying stock in private banks, greatly expanding protections for the U.S. financial system out of deep concern for the faltering economy, industry and government officials said Monday night. President George W. Bush planned announced the details Tuesday morning.
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Nobel Laureate, Economics Paul Krugman, the American academic who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics on Monday, told CBS Early Show co-anchor Harry Smith the bank investment "is what the doctor ordered, as far as we can tell."

筆者注：

來源：thefreedictionary.com

just what the doctor ordered：exactly what is wanted or needed.

An evening without the kids was just what the doctor ordered.

原來，美語詞組just what the doctor ordered這句成語字麵上的意思是‘正是醫生所吩咐的’，原來是指醫生所開的處方正符合病人的病情需要。日常生活中我們會用這個成語來表達對方所提供的、又正是我們所需要的，也就是‘正合我意、再好不過、正是我要的’的意思。

“ Let’s dine out tonight .” “This is just what the doctor ordered.”

“我們今晚到外麵吃飯吧”“正合我意”