今天为大家准备了一些常用的英语俚语,有些食物名词,例如cake(蛋糕)、pie(馅饼)、cheese(奶酪)换一种表达方式,就变得完全不同。
“食物”相关的英语俚语
a piece of cake/as easy as pie 轻而易举的事
e.g.
The test will be a piece of cake/ The test will be as easy as pie.测试是轻而易举的。
Big cheese 大人物
e.g.
Be careful what you say to that guy,he's the big cheese.跟那家伙说话时小心点,他可是大人物
Is he some kind of big cheese or something? 他是什么大人物之类的吗?
Above board 公开地;光明正大地
under the table 背地里,私下里
e.g.
Do you trust that company? 你相信那家公司吗?
No, I'm not sure everything is above board. 不,我想它并不是对每件事都坦白。
本期知识点总结
一、表示某事轻而易举:
a piece of cake/ as easy as pie
The test will be a piece of cake/The test will be as easy as pie. 测试是轻而易举的。
二、形容某人是个大人物:
big cheese
Be careful what you say to that guy, he’s the big cheese.
三:表示光明正大地做某事
Above board 与之相反的表达是 Under the table
No , I’m not sure everything is above board.