與三明治有關的諺語

荷蘭某設計師推出一款“三明治”圖書，書中每一頁都淋漓盡致地展現了經典三明治的配料。不得不讓人感嘆一句“書中自有三明治”！ 今天，我們就來一起學習三明治的主要配料及與各種搭配的蔬菜有關的英語諺語！

1. salad days “青蔥”歲月（也就是年輕、少不更事、沒有閱歷的一段時間。）

John was in his salad days then and fell in love easily.

約翰當時少不更事，輕易就墜入了情網。

2. beet red （窘得）滿臉通紅

When she realized her mistake， she turned beet red.

當她意識到自己的錯誤時，她羞得滿臉通紅。

3. like two peas in a pod 一模一樣

The twins are like two peas in a pod.

那對雙胞胎長得一模一樣。

4. as cool as a cucumber 泰然自若

Even in the emergency， she remained as cool as a cucumber.

即便遭遇突發事件，她也能保持冷靜。

5. hot potato 棘手的問題

All of them avoid talking about the hot potato.

所有人都對這個棘手的問題避而不談。

6. in a pickle 處境困難

I’m in a pickle. Can you help me?

我遇到麻煩了。你能幫幫我嗎？

7. a carrot and a stick 軟硬兼施

Their method of negotiating is a combination of the carrot and the stick.

他們談判的方法是軟硬兼施。

Vocabulary

beet n. 甜菜；甜菜根

pod n. 豆莢

cucumber n. 黃瓜

pickle n. 泡菜

stick n. 棍

negotiate v. 談判

combination n. 結合