2016年已经过了四分之三,今天是九月的第一天,也是大部分学校开学的日子。今年最后四分之一的时光,我们也要好好地利用起来。为了让大家更方便,并且每天都可以更新自己的英语知识,我推出了这个“英语随身学”系列,今天我们分享的是和食物有关的俚语,一起来看看吧^.^
1.苹果
Apple of one’s eye.
英释:
A person who is adored by someone.
(某人被他人崇拜/喜爱)
例句:
Jessica is the apple of her father’s eye.
(杰西卡很招她爸爸喜爱。)
注意:这里的eye是单数哦。
2.面包和黄油
Bread and butter.
英释:
necessities, the main thing.
(所需之物、重点)
例句:
Just explain the bread and butter of your report. You don’t have to go into details.
(解释一下你报告中的终点即可,无需深入细节。)
3.豆子
Full of beans.
英释:
Have a lot of energy.(充满活力)
例句:
The kids were full of beans after the circus.
(孩子们看完马戏表演之后都神采奕奕,充满活力。)
注意:此处beans为复数。
4.黄瓜
Cool as a cucumber.
英释:
Very relaxed.(很放松)
例句:
Joan felt nervous, but she acted as cool as a cucumber.
(乔安心里紧张,但她表现得很放松。)
注意:搭配用法为be cool as a cucumber/ do (sth.) as cool as a cucumber.
5.蛋糕
A piece of cake
英释:
Very easy.(很简单)
例句:
The exam was a piece of cake.
(这场考试很简单。)
6.培根
Bring home the bacon
英释:
earn the income.
(获得收入,赚钱)
例句:
My wife has had to bring home the bacon since I broke my leg.
(我腿摔伤后,我妻子就开始赚钱养家。)
7.坚果
A hard nut to crack.
英释:
Difficult to understand.
(难以理解、难对付)
例句:
They say Barney is a hard nut to crack.
(他们说巴尼是个难以理解/对付的人。)
8.鸡蛋
A bad egg.
英释:
A person who is often in trouble.
(总是麻烦缠身的人。)
例句:
I don’t want my brother hanging around withthe bad eggs on the street.
(我不想让我弟弟总是和街上那些惹麻烦的人混在一起。)
注意:egg可变为复数形式;可以利用中文“坏蛋”的含义帮助记忆。
以上就是今天跟大家一起分享的,和食物相关的俚语啦,大家记住了吗?下期我们又会有什么新的干货分享呢?敬请期待吧^_^
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