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口语老师雅雅 实用口语丨身为一个吃货,你得知道这些英文习语
Just for Fun
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from:《蒙娜丽莎的微笑》
原创 2016-03-23 英语点津 中国日报网双语新闻
身为一个吃货,怎么能不知道几个与食物相关的习语呢?今天小编就带你来看看那些与吃有关的英文习语。
1
curry favour
讨好,奉承,拍马屁
curry:咖喱
➤He's always trying to curry favour with the boss.
他总是想方设法拍老板马屁。
2
be in apple-pie order
井然有序,整齐,井井有条
apple-pie:苹果派
➤Their house is always in apple-pie order.
他们家总是收拾得井井有条。
3
jam tomorrow
许而不予的好东西,可望不可及的东西
jam:果酱
➤As children we were always being promised jam tomorrow, if only we would be patient.
孩提时大人总是许诺只要我们耐心点儿就会给我们好东西。
4
(as) cool as a cucumber
镇静,冷静,泰然自若
cucumber: 黄瓜
➤She walked in as cool as a cucumber, as if nothing had happened.
她泰然自若地走进来,好像什么事也没发生过。
5
be like chalk and cheese
截然不同,迥异
cheese:奶酪
➤My brother and I are like chalk and cheese.
我哥哥和我截然不同。
6
like two peas in a pod
(尤指外观)非常相像
pea:豌豆
➤The twins are like two peas in a pod.
那对双胞胎长得极像。
7
bean counter
(尤指大公司的)会计师
bean:豆类
➤It looked like the project was going to be approved, but the bean counters said it wasn't cost-effective.
眼看这个项目就要获批准了,但会计师们认为它不划算。
8
bring home the bacon
养家糊口
bacon:培根
➤I can't sit around all day - someone's got to bring home the bacon.
我不能整天坐着无所事事——家里总得有个养家糊口的人。
9
chew the cud
深思,反复思考
cud:咀嚼物
➤He sat for a moment chewing the cud before he spoke.
他坐着沉思了片刻才开口说话。
10
eat crow/humble pie
认错,道歉
pie:馅饼
After boasting that his company could outperform the industry's best, he's been forced to eat humble pie.
他吹嘘他的公司可以压倒业内最好的企业,但之后,他就不得不承认言过其实了。
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