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The Dingle duo are seriously concerned that Jasmine's about to go doolally.
杰斯敏要去一个叫做 doolally 的地方吗?呵呵,不是的,doolally can mean "gone insane" or acting "mad" .它是一个形容词,用来形容 someone who is insane,表示某人精神不正常,发疯的、疯掉了.
Doolally 的起源
据传驻扎在印度的一些英国士兵听说要撤军,便在码头高高兴兴地等待着重返故土.但等待的时间太漫长了,在历经数月的煎熬后,这些士兵终于乘船返回家乡.然而长期的心灵折磨 turned many a soldier insane, and the word doolally was coined,就这样,doolally这个新词产生了.
起先doolally常常被用于"He's got the Doo-lally tap"之中,而现在我们更多地说 "to go doolally".比如:My parents have suggested that I should move back home. I think they've gone doolally. 在澳大利亚,人们则说"Calm down, don't do your lolly".
Examples
A: Our boss wants this project finished by the end of today.
B: She's gone doolally!
A: Have you heard that Tracy is doing a sponsored parachute jump next week?
B: Yes, I heard. She must have gone doolally. There is no way I'd ever jump out of a plane.
老板叫人赶工,朋友要去跳伞的确让人觉得够疯狂.记住了,Someone has gone doolally. = Someone has gone crazy.
