Christmas Syndrome 圣诞节综合症

时间：2014-01-22 05:10:13

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When you are looking forward to something constantly, to the point of obsession1, it will cause the actual event to seem short and dull in comparison. This is called “Christmas Syndrome2”.
 
你一直盼望某事的到来，甚至到了狂热的程度，结果这件事真的发生了，反而显得又短暂又无趣。这就是“圣诞节综合症”。
 
Example:
 
He's been counting down the days since July, and has came down with a bad case of Christmas Syndrome.
他从七月份起就开始数着日子盼望圣诞节的到来，结果郁闷地发现圣诞节过得如此匆匆，也没什么意思。

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1 obsession eIdxt     
n.困扰，无法摆脱的思想(或情感)
参考例句：
  • I was suffering from obsession that my career would be ended.那时的我陷入了我的事业有可能就此终止的困扰当中。
  • She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher.她会努力忘记对克里斯托弗的迷恋。
2 syndrome uqBwu     
n.综合病症；并存特性
参考例句：
  • The Institute says that an unidentified virus is to blame for the syndrome. 该研究所表示,引起这种综合症的是一种尚未确认的病毒。
  • Results indicated that 11 fetuses had Down syndrome. 结果表明有11个胎儿患有唐氏综合征。

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