" But before he went loopy he was the life and soul of the party, " said Fred.

“但他生前从来都是宴会上的焦点和笑料，”弗雷德补充说。

Extroverts also are often " the life and soul of the party" .

性格外向的人也常常是“聚会的生命和灵魂”。

He had a twinkle in his eye and he was the life and soul of the party.

他的眼睛里闪烁着光芒，他是派对的生命和灵魂。

Sometimes all, as with one consent, suspended their by-play to observe and listen to the principal actors: for, after all, Mr. Rochester and—because closely connected with him—Miss Ingram were the life and soul of the party.

有时，在征得同意的情况下，所有人都会暂停他们的副戏，以观察和聆听主要演员：毕竟，罗切斯特先生和——因为与他关系密切——英格拉姆小姐是晚会的生命和灵魂。