He was the toast of the town.

他是小镇上受敬仰的人。

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Verjuice: Madam, by this time Lady Brittle is the talk of half the town, and I doubt not in a week the men will toast her as a demirep.

沃竺思：夫人，现在大半个镇子都在议论布丽泰尔小姐的事了，我相信用不了一个星期，男人们都会为她这个婚妓干杯了。

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Once the toast of the town, the Maloofs have become perhaps Sacramento's most-reviled villains.

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Monsieur Hollande is now the toast of the town for Paul Krugman and other Keynesians.

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After La Salle's victory, Gola even appeared on Ed Sullivan's "Toast of the Town" show on national TV.

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