在當今這個吃貨橫生的時代，曬美食大軍已經(jīng)在朋友圈、微博獨當一面了。那么，作為一名合格的吃貨，你真的知道bring home the bacon是什么意思嗎？我相信有的小伙伴肯定會說這非常簡單：買塊培根回家！那就大錯特錯了。今天，譯聲翻譯公司就為大家介紹一些，作為吃貨的你不可不知的英文用語，學會這些必備的英文用語，你就是一個合格的吃貨啦！

1、curry 咖喱

curry favour 討好，奉承，拍馬屁

eg:

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

他總是想方設(shè)法拍老板的馬屁。

2、apple-pie 蘋果派

be in apple-pie order 井然有序；整齊；井井有條

eg:

Their house is always in apple-pie order.

他們家總是收拾得井井有條。

3、jam 果醬

jam tomorrow 許而不予的好東西，可望不可及的東西

eg:

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

孩提時大人總是許諾只要我們耐心點兒就會給我們好東西。

4、cucumber 黃瓜

(as) cool as a cucumber 鎮(zhèn)靜，冷靜，泰然自若

eg:

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

她泰然自若地走進來，好像什么事也沒發(fā)生過。

5、cheese 奶酪

be like chalk and cheese 截然不同；迥異

eg:

My brother and I are like chalk and cheese.

我哥哥和我截然不同。

6、pea 豌豆

like two peas in a pod 非常相像（尤指外觀）

eg:

The twins are like two peas in a pod.

那對雙胞胎長得極像。

7、bean 豆類

bean counter 會計師（尤指大公司的）

eg:

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

眼看這個項目就要獲批準了，但會計師們認為它不劃算。

8、bacon 培根

bring home the bacon 養(yǎng)家糊口

eg:

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

我不能整天坐著無所事事家里總得有個養(yǎng)家糊口的人。

9、cud 咀嚼物

chew the cud 深思，反復思考

eg:

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

他坐著沉思了片刻才開口說話。

10、pie 餡餅

eat crow / eat humble pie 認錯；道歉

eg:

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

他吹噓他的公司可以壓倒業(yè)內(nèi)最好的企業(yè)，但之后，他就不得不承認言過其實了。

11、grape 葡萄

sour grapes 酸葡萄

eg:

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

我認為這份工作不怎么樣我可不是因為吃不著葡萄說葡萄酸。

學會以上11個吃貨必備的英文用語，你就是吃貨界的學霸！還在等什么？還不快去跟你的小伙伴顯擺！