hale and hearty非常健壮这个说法源自古英语。hale源自hal，原意是“安全的、无病痛的”，现在通常用来形容一个上了年纪的人身体还相当硬朗；再加上hearty有精力充沛的意思，因此，这个习语就表示“一个人看起来不但健康，而且过得很开心”。
看看老外聊天时怎么用hale and hearty：
Joseph: Mrs. Lee had plastic surgery to make herself look young.
Nancy: She spent so much money on this.
Thats insane!
Joseph: Her family almost ended up in the poorhouse because of her.
Nancy: We ll all be old one day. I don think its a big deal.
Joseph: Take my grandma for instance.
She looks so hale and hearty
约瑟夫：李太太做了整形手术，想借此恢复年轻的容貌。
南希：她花了很多钱在这上面，真是疯狂啊！
约瑟夫：就因为她，她的家人差点穷到走投无路。
南希：我们都会变老，那根本没什么大不了。
约瑟夫：像我奶奶，身体很硬朗，也过得很开心呢。
hale and hearty例句精选：
She is remarkable and Id like to see her remain hale and hearty for years yet.
她身体状况非常好，我希望她身子骨能一直这么硬朗。
The old man is still hale and hearty.
老人的身体还挺硬棒。
My fathers cropped hair was now completely grey, but he was still hale and hearty.
我父亲的短发完全灰白了，可是他仍然精神矍铄。
拓展学习：
peppy 精力充沛的
physique 体格
feeblee 虚弱的
fragile 虚弱的
be wrapped tight 身体状况良好；头脑健全的
strong as an ox 壮得像牛一样
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