英语里有很多习语都和蛋糕甜品有关,这些和日常生活相关的英语知识学起来并不难哦。
1. piece of cake
大家对这个习语很熟悉啦,和中文里的“小菜一碟”类似,形容非常容易的事情。
The exam was a piece of cake.
考试很简单。
还有一个有趣的习语easy as pie,像做馅饼一样简单,也形容很容易,不费吹灰之力。
2. have your cake and eat it (too)
鱼与熊掌无法兼得,你怎么能吃掉蛋糕而又保有它呢?所以说这个习语多用于否定句。
You can't have your cake and eat it - if you want more local services, you can't expect to pay less tax.
你不能二者兼得——想获得更多的地方服务就不能指望少付税金。
Roger can't make up his mind whether to go to college or get a job. You can't eat your cake and have it, too.
罗杰下不了决心是上大学还是找工作, 两者不可兼得。
3. the icing on the cake
icing指的是(糕饼表层的)糖衣,这里是用蛋糕上的糖衣来比喻锦上添花之物。
I was just content to see my daughter in such a stable relationship but a grandchild, that really was the icing on the cake.
看到女儿与女婿的关系很稳定我已感到满足,后来又添了外孙,这可真是锦上添花。
4. as American as apple pie
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