吃貨必備的英文習(xí)語

韓雪

作為一枚吃貨，如果不熟誦一些關(guān)于吃喝的英文習(xí)語，怎么對得起這個名頭？

1. curry favor 討好，奉承，拍馬屁（curry是咖喱）

Hes always trying to curry favor with the boss.

他總是想方設(shè)法拍老板馬屁。

2. be in apple-pie order 井然有序;整齊;井井有條（apple-pie是蘋果派）

Their house is always in apple-pie order.

他們家總是收拾得井井有條。

3. jam tomorrow 許而不予的好東西，可望不可及的東西（jam是果醬）

As children we were always being promised jam tomorrow， if only we would be patient.

孩提時大人總是許諾只要我們耐心點(diǎn)兒就會給我們好東西。

4. （as） cool as a cucumber 鎮(zhèn)靜，冷靜，泰然自若（cucumber是黃瓜）

She walked in as cool as a cucumber， as if nothing had happened.

她泰然自若地走進(jìn)來，好像什么事也沒發(fā)生過。

5. be like chalk and cheese 截然不同;迥異（chalk是粉筆，cheese是奶酪）

My brother and I are like chalk and cheese.

我哥哥和我截然不同。

6. like two peas in a pod （尤指外觀）非常相像（pea是豌豆）

The twins are like two peas in a pod.

那對雙胞胎長得極像。

7. bean counter （尤指大公司的）會計(jì)師（bean是豆類）

It looked like the project was going to be approved， but the bean counters said it wasnt cost-effective.

眼看這個項(xiàng)目就要獲批準(zhǔn)了，但會計(jì)師們認(rèn)為它不劃算。

8. bring home the bacon 養(yǎng)家糊口（bacon是培根）

I cant sit around all day—someones got to bring home the bacon.

我不能整天坐著無所事事——家里總得有個養(yǎng)家糊口的人。

9. chew the cud 深思，反復(fù)思考（cud是咀嚼物）

He sat for a moment chewing the cud before he spoke.

他坐著沉思了片刻才開口說話。

10. eat crow / eat humble pie 認(rèn)錯;道歉（pie是餡餅）

After boasting that his company could outperform the industrys best， hes been forced to eat humble pie.

他吹噓他的公司可以壓倒業(yè)內(nèi)最好的企業(yè)，但之后，他就不得不承認(rèn)言過其實(shí)了。

11. sour grapes 酸葡萄（指由于得不到而貶低某物，grape是葡萄）

I dont think its such a great job—and thats not just sour grapes because I didnt get it.

我認(rèn)為這份工作不怎么樣——我可不是因?yàn)槌圆恢咸颜f葡萄酸。

12. spill the beans 泄露秘密（bean是豆類）

So who spilled the beans about her affair with David？

所以到底是誰把她和大衛(wèi)的私情泄露出去的？