这些词汇远非想想那么简单

　　有些词仅仅看表面意思可就容易出现很多误会了，比如以下这些词，看上去明明都是些吃的东西，可是理解起来却远非如此。

　　1. curry favour 讨好，奉承，拍马屁(curry是咖喱)

　　He's always trying to curry favour with the boss.

　　他总是想方设法拍老板马屁。

　　2. be in apple-pie order 井然有序;整齐;井井有条(apple-pie是苹果派)

　　Their house is always in apple-pie order.

　　他们家总是收拾得井井有条。

　　3. jam tomorrow 许而不予的好东西，可望不可及的东西(jam是果酱)

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

　　孩提时大人总是许诺只要我们耐心点儿就会给我们好东西。

　　4. (as) cool as a cucumber 镇静，冷静，泰然自若(cucumber是黄瓜)

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

　　她泰然自若地走进来，好像什么事也没发生过。

　　5. be like chalk and cheese 截然不同;迥异(chalk是粉笔，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 (尤指外观)非常相像(pea是豌豆)

　　The twins are like two peas in a pod.

　　那对双胞胎长得极像。

　　7. bean counter (尤指大公司的)会计师(bean是豆类)

　　It looked like the project was going to be approved, but the bean counters said it wasn't cost-effective.

　　眼看这个项目就要获批准了，但会计师们认为它不划算。

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

　　I can't sit around all day - someone's got to bring home the bacon.

　　我不能整天坐着无所事事——家里总得有个养家糊口的人。

　　9. chew the cud 深思，反复思考(cud是咀嚼物)

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

　　他坐着沉思了片刻才开口说话。

　　10. eat crow / eat humble pie 认错;道歉(pie是馅饼)

　　After boasting that his company could outperform the industry's best, he's been forced to eat humble pie.

　　他吹嘘他的公司可以压倒业内的企业，但之后，他就不得不承认言过其实了。

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

　　I don't think it's such a great job - and that's not just sour grapes because I didn't get it.

　　我认为这份工作不怎么样——我可不是因为吃不着葡萄说葡萄酸。

　　12. spill the beans 泄露秘密(bean是豆类)

　　So who ​spilled the ​beans about her ​affair with David?

　　所以到底是谁把她和大卫的私情泄露出去的?

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