我们听个例子来进一步体会happy-go-lucky,这个习惯用语的含义究竟是什么吧。他要告诉我们他朋友Bob的事儿。Bob可不是什么幸运儿。恰恰相反,Bob刚丢了工作,女朋友又跟他吹了,如今连房租都付不起,到处欠人的钱。然而他却说Bob is happy-go-lucky,你听听他为什么这样说。
例句-1:In Bob's place I'd never get out of bed. But he's happy-go-lucky as ever, greets you with that big smile, tells a few jokes, then invites you for a drink. What a guy!
例句-2:The baby was born a month ago but Mark is still slap-happy about it. He keeps telling everybody all the smart things his kid does - to tell the truth, he's getting pretty annoying.
例句-3:It was an awful trip! We took off late, the air was bumpy, the plane was jammed, the toilets got stopped up, the food was terrible - we sure weren't happy campers when we landed.