盐水鸭热不热(老外说ducksoup)
duck是可以吃的
soup也是吃的
看到duck soup
估计有小伙伴已经在脑子里回味了老火鸭汤
但是这个实在是跟吃的不搭边儿
duck soup
英文词典里是这样解释的:
a problem that is easy to deal with, or an opponent who is easy to defeat.
所以duck soup的意思是:
容易处理的问题;容易打败的对手
也就是我们常说的“小菜一碟”了
例:
Winning this game is going to be duck soup.
赢得这场比赛是轻而易举的事。
Speaking English is duck soup for me.
开口说英语对我来说就是小菜一碟。
soup在英语里是个包容万象的词,当它出现在餐桌后,人们不断发掘它的引申义,比如浓雾、困境等等千奇百怪的含义,于是形成了各种各样的俚语,掌握了它,会让你的英语更地道!
soup up
加大马力
例:
He souped his car up so it will do nearly 120 miles per hour.
他加大了车的马力, 所以现在可以开到将近120迈了
in the soup
在困境中,处于尴尬的境地
例:
Let's help the man in the soup.
让我们帮帮那个身处困境的男人吧。
as thick as pea soup
像豆汤一样浓的雾
例:
This fog is as thick as pea soup. You can't even see ten feet in front of you.
这个雾超级浓.甚至10步之外你就什么都看不见了。
from soup to nuts
从头到尾;一应俱全
例:
She told us everything about the trip, from soup to nuts.
她从头到尾给我们讲述了她这趟旅行的全过程
soup sandwich
很复杂很难处理的东西
例:
This whole project is just a soup sandwich. I'll never get it straightened out.
这整个项目就像一团乱麻, 我感觉我永远都理不清楚了
Soup and fish
男士无尾半正式晚礼服
例:
All the guests who attended the party wore soup and fish.
所有出席宴会的客人都身着礼服。
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