早安英文 第297期:butter除了是黄油还可以用作拍马屁

 英语学习笔记：

to butter somebody up 夸赞和奉承某人，也包括发自内心的夸奖

easy as pie 易如反掌

To be caught with one's hand in the cookie jar.

逮个正着。

This examination¹ was as easy as pie.

这个考试太简单了。

You can't have your cake and eat it too.

鱼与熊掌不可兼得。

You’ll have to butter him up a bit before he lend you some money.

他借给你钱之前，你最好拍拍他马屁。

1 examination   

n.考试，考查，试题；检查，调查

参考例句：

• Teachers always judge their students on the final examination.老师常根据期末考试来评价他们的学生。
• He put up a good show in the final examination.他在期末考试中表现得不错。