noodle面条怎样写（useyournoodle千万别理解成）

中文里有

“吃你豆腐”

“你算哪根葱”等等俗语

以天天见面的食物来代指一些意思

语言中都并不少见

不过看到“use your noodle”

你可知道是什么意思吗？

01

"use your noodle" 是什么意思？

剑桥词典里对noodle的解释中有一条：

the head or brain of a person

所以noodle除了“面条”

还有“脑子”的意思

use your noodle = 动动脑子

例：

He gave you $10,000? Use your noodle！It's not that easy!

他给你一万美金？用脑子想想！没那么简单！

You know the answer. Just use your noodle!

你知道答案的，好好动动脑筋！

noodle能表达“脑子”

并引申出了“白痴、傻子”的意思

例：

If a trick is played on you, you are a noodle.

如果你被耍了，那你就是傻子。

02

"思考"相关的高频词组

① think twice

再三考虑

例：

You'd better think twice if you're gonna invest so much money in a project you know so little about.

投这么多钱到一个你不太了解的项目里，你最好还是三思啊。

② think long and hard

认真思考

例：

I've been thinking long and hard about going abroad. I just can't make a decision.

我最近一直都在认真思考要不要出国。我就是没法做决定。

③ think sth. over

作决定前认真考虑

例：

I don't think he's the one for you . You need to think it over.

我感觉他不适合你。你需要认真考虑一下。

④ have another think coming

想错了

例：

If you think you can walk in here and just demand a raise, you've got another think coming.

如果你感觉就这样走进来，要求加薪的话，那你就想错了

03

跟食物有关的俚语

① full of beans

神采奕奕

例：

Don't worry about her, she was rather ill this morning, but now she's full of beans.

别为她担心，她今天早上病得蛮厉害，但现在已经神采奕奕了。

② bring home the bacon

养家糊口

例：

We have to make a living and bring home the bacon .

我们必须负担自己的生活，并养家糊口。

③ butter up

奉承，讨好

例：

He bought two expensive vases to butter up his boss.他买了两只昂贵的花瓶要讨好他的老板。

④ as cool as a cucumber

非常冷静，泰然自若

例：

Though it was his first great venture, he was as cool as a cucumber.

虽然这是他第一次的事业大冒险，却表现得非常冷静。

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