“Honest? As honest as the day is long.”
老實?這地方老實得沒邊兒。
用一句老話把「絕對老實」說得又俏皮又誇張。
as ... as the day is long
熟人之間誇張形容品行時能用;正式場合會顯得油滑。
As honest as the day is long, that one. / He is honest, or so he says.
口語
前半句上揚反問,後半句一口氣帶過。
That shopkeeper is as honest as the day is long. 那個店主老實得沒邊兒。
