just what the doctor ordered 是“遵医嘱”吗？

来源: foggyridge 于 08-10-14 11:50:23 美语世界

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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."

笔者注：

来源：thefreedictionary.com

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

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

原来，美语词组just what the doctor ordered这句成语字面上的意思是‘正是医生所吩咐的’，原来是指医生所开的处方正符合病人的病情需要。日常生活中我們会用这个成语来表达对方所提供的、又正是我们所需要的，也就是‘正合我意、再好不过、正是我要的’的意思。

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

“我们今晚到外面吃饭吧”“正合我意”