indian summer 愉快宁静的晚年（不是“印度的夏日”）
我在字典上看到的意思大致是 人生等等走下坡路之前最辉煌的一段时间。
“indian summer is a name given to a period of sunny, warm weather in autumn, not long before winter. usually occurring after the first frost, indian summer can be in september, october and/or early november in the northern hemisphere, and march, april and/or early may in the southern hemisphere. it can persist for a few days or extend to a week or more. this term is not related to the summer season in india.
the term is also used metaphorically to refer to a late blooming of something, often unexpectedly, or after it has lost relevance. this is comparable to the use of the term renaissance in the sense of "revival", but it carries the added connotation that the revival is temporary.” (from )
american beauty 红蔷薇（不是“美国美女”）
个人认为很多表达方式应该都是有出处的，比方说“greek gift 害人的礼品（不是“希腊礼物”） ” 是不是来源于希腊神话呢？否则为什么不叫 japanese gift, russian gift, etc ?