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我们的生活离不开各种食物，而在英语中，有许多俚语都是与食物有关的，一起来学学吧！
01
Eggehead
十分用功，在某学术领域有天赋之人
例句：
I think Jane will do well in her finals. She has always been a kind of egghead from elementary school all the way through college.
我相信，简在总决赛一定会有出色的表现。从小学到大学，她一直都很努力。
02
Big cheese
十分关键有影响力的人
例句：
Do you know Peter? He’s a big cheese at the company, he may help you to get a good job there.
你认识皮特么？他是公司里举足轻重的人物，也许能帮你在这谋得一份工作。
03
Couch potato
一个爱看电视的懒人
例句：
My uncle is a couch potato, you never see him without the remote control in his hand.
我的叔叔极为懒惰，遥控器整日不离手。
04
Tough cookie
一个非常坚定，固执的，难以相处的人
例句：
There is a tough cookie on the phone, he insists to talk to the manager, shall I put him through?
电话那边的人坚持要跟经理讲话，我能这么做吗？
05
Top banana
领导、老板、小组里的核心人物、项目的关键人物
例句：
I don’t know when we’ll finish, ask Jack, he’s the top banana here.
我不知道什么时候完成，问问杰克吧，他是这里的负责人。
06
Bad apple
惹麻烦的人，罪犯
例句：
He’s a real bad apple. If I were you, I wouldn’t let my daughter go out with him.
他不是什么好人。我要是你，绝不会让女儿跟这种人谈恋爱。
07
Sour grapes
吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸
例句：
The losers say they don’t mind that they couldn’t win the cup, but I’m sure this is only sour grapes.
虽然失败者总说自己不介意与奖杯失之交臂，但是我确定他们只是吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸。
08
Lemon law
用来保护那些购买到有缺陷的汽车或其他残次消费品的美国法律
例句：
Unfortunately, his new car had an engine defect, but he received a complete refund in accordance with the lemon law.
真不幸，他的新汽车引擎有缺陷，但是根据伪劣商品赔偿法，他将收到全额退款。
09
A bun in the oven
用来描述某人怀孕。
例句：
They’ve got a bun in the oven! This will be their first baby.
他们有孩子了！这将是他们的第一个孩子。
10
Bring home the bacon
形容的是一个人靠谋生或为家庭提供经济支持。
例句：
I work hard so I can support my family, I bring home the bacon.
我努力工作以养家糊口，我是家庭经济支柱。
11
Cheesy
描述一些俗气、愚蠢、不真实或廉价的东西。
例句：
The novel received terrible reviews and was even said to be cheesy as many critics thought it was too predictable.
这部小说受到了糟糕的评论，甚至被认为是庸俗的，因为许多评论家认为它太可预测了。
12
Full of beans
这描述的是一个对某件事感到兴奋或精力充沛而活泼的人。
例句：
The supporters were full of beans at the match, they chanted, sang and even danced when their team scored the winning goal.
球迷们在比赛中都是精力充沛，当他们的球队攻入制胜球时，他们高呼口号、唱歌甚至跳舞。
13
A piece of cake
这描述了一些真正容易做或只需很少努力的事情。
例句：
The exam was a piece of cake. I knew all the answers, I was finished within half an hour.
这次考试是小菜一碟。我知道所有的答案，我在半小时内就完成了。
14
Spill the beans
这个成语是用来告诉别人不该有的秘密。
例句：
They spilled the beans last night to their family and friends. They are quitting their jobs and travelling around the world for ayear. They kept it a secret for months.
昨晚他们把秘密泄露给家人和朋友。他们辞掉工作，周游世界一年。他们把它保密了几个月。
15
Take with a pinch of salt
这个成语是当某人对某事物或某人持怀疑态度时使用的。
例句：
Detectives have to be skeptical and suspicious when interviewing suspects. They have to take everything being said with a pinch of salt.
在采访嫌疑犯时，侦探必须持怀疑态度和怀疑态度。他们必须用一小撮盐来处理所说的一切。
16
Butter up
用来指别人奉承别人，通常是因为他们想从别人那里得到什么。
例句：
The students wanted to go outside and play in the yard so they tried to butter up their teacher by saying what a great teacher she is and how much they appreciate her.
学生们想到外面的院子里玩，所以他们想讨好他们的老师，说她是一个多么伟大的老师，他们多么感激她。
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