Joice: So, what did you win?
Emily: A lousy desk lamp. And you?
Joice: A bar of soap!
Emily: Look at Vivian! She thinks she's the cat's meow!
Joice: Why don't you go talk to her and find out what her secret was this year.
the cat's meow
自鳴得意的人,令人得意的事物
A: Is that a new coat you're wearing? 你穿的是新外套嗎? B: It sure is! Isn't it just the cat's meow?! 當(dāng)然是!美呆了對(duì)吧?!
desk lamp
臺(tái)燈
抽完獎(jiǎng)品之后
喬伊絲:結(jié)果你抽到什么?
艾蜜莉:一個(gè)爛臺(tái)燈。妳呢?
喬伊絲:一塊香皂!
艾蜜莉:妳看看薇薇安!看她得意得花枝亂顫的!
喬伊絲:不如你去跟她聊聊,順便打聽她今年的秘訣是什么。