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今天我們來看看美語裡面跟“食物(food)”有關的一些說法。
1. butter someone up過分恭維
I've seen you buttering up the boss。
我看見你巴結老板來著。
2. couch potato懶在家的人,宅在家的人
He is a real couch potato. He just sits and watches TV at home all day。
他很懶,整天坐在家裡看電視。
3. the big cheese很有影響力的人
That's Brandon. He's the big cheese around here. So you want to get on his good side。
Brandon是這裡很有影響力的人物,所以你要想辦法獲得他的青睞。
4. go bananas/go nuts發瘋
My mom will go bananas when she finds out I crashed her car。
媽媽要是發現我把她的車子撞壞,她一定會發瘋的。
5. spill the beans泄露秘密
Come on! Tell me! Spill the beans! What did he say?
快!告訴我,他到底說了什麼呢?
6. sharp cookie很聰明的人
You can't fool Lucy. She's a sharp cookie。
你不會騙到Lucy的,她很聰明。
7. cool as a cucumber鎮定自若
She always stays as cool as a cucumber when things go wrong。
有問題發生時,她都會保持鎮定自若的。
