有趣的食物俚語

李　勇

1. a bad egg 壞蛋

That man is a bad egg so you should try and avoid him if you can.

2. a hard/tough nut to crack?搖難對付或打交道的人；棘手的問題

He is a very serious person and is a very hard nut to crack.

3.a hot potato 燙手的山芋；難對付的人；棘手的事

The issue of building the nuclear power plant is a real hot potato for the local town council.

4. a piece of cake 極容易完成的事情或工作

It was a piece of cake. I had everything done before lunch this morning.

5. a/the big cheese 大人物；領(lǐng)袖

He is a big cheese in his company so you should be very nice to him.

6. bread and butter 生計；生活基本必需品

The voters are worried about bread and butter issues like jobs and taxes.

7. carrot and stick 恩威并濟

The government took a carrot and stick approach to the people who were illegally protesting against the construction of the dam.

8. chew the fat 閑聊

We stayed up very late last night chewing the fat about our university days.

9. (as)cool as a cucumber 泰然自若；（遇到麻煩或困難）極為冷靜

He is always as cool as a cucumber and never worries about anything.

10. (the) cream of the crop 團體中最優(yōu)秀的分子；最佳部分；精選部分

The company is well-known as a good place to work and is always able to hire the cream of the crop of university graduates.

11. cry over spilt milk 為不可挽回的過失或損失悲傷、懊悔；做無益的悔恨

Dont cry over spilt milk. The past is past and you cant do anything to change it.

12. duck soup 輕松的工作

It was duck soup. I was able to finish everything early last night.

13. eat ones words 承認說錯話；低聲下氣地收回前言

I told my boss that I would be leaving but later I had to eat my words and tell him that I wanted to stay.

14. full of beans 興致勃勃；精力充沛

She is full of beans tonight and doesnt want to stop talking.

15. in the soup 處于困境

She is really in the soup now. She told her boss that she was sick but he saw her downtown shopping.

16. sell like hot cakes（由于價格低廉或熱門等緣故）被搶著要；銷售得很快

The new CD has only been released for about a week but already it is selling like hot cakes.

17. spill the beans泄漏秘密

Please dont spill the beans about my plans to quit working and go back to school next year.

18. the apple of ones eye 心愛的人或物；掌上明珠；心肝寶貝

The little girl is the apple of her grandfathers eye.