英语词汇：和美食有关的12个习语

 　　在其他的语言中有许许多多与美食有关的习语，将这些列出来对于我们来说是小菜一碟，或者如波兰语中的bread roll with butter。

　　1.Mind your own onions

　　Language: French

　　法语

　　Idiom: Occupe-toi de tes oignons.

　　What does it mean? Mind your own business.

　　意思：就是管好你自己的事。

　　2.To add one’s mustard

　　Language: German

　　德语

　　Idiom: Seinen Senf dazugeben.

　　What does it mean? Have one’s say.

　　意思：发表意见

　　3.To be like cabbages for a snack

　　Language: Italian

　　意大利语

　　Idiom: Entrarci come i cavoli a merenda.

　　What does it mean? To be out of place.

　　意思：不合适的

　　4.To peel the pineapple

　　Language: Portuguese¹

　　葡萄牙语

　　Idiom: Descascar o abacaxi.

　　What does it mean? To solve a complicated problem.

　　意思：解决复杂的问题

　　5.To have clean flour in one’s bag

　　Language: Swedish

　　瑞典语

　　Idiom: Ha rent mj?l i p?sen.

　　What does it mean? To have no skeletons in the closet.

　　意思：没有不可告人的秘密

　　6.A bread roll with butter

　　Language: Polish

　　波兰语

　　Idiom: Bu?ka z mas?em.

　　What does it mean? Something easily achieved.

　　意思：轻而易举的事情。

　　7.It is no good eating cherries with him/her

　　Language: German

　　德语

　　Idiom: Mit dem/der ist nicht gut² Kirschen essen.

　　What does it mean? It’s best not to tangle³ with him/her.

　　意思：最好不要和他/她发生冲突

　　8.To be as good as bread

　　Language: Italian

　　意大利语

　　Idiom: Essere buono come il pane⁴.

　　What does it mean? To be as good as gold.

　　意思：好极了。

　　9.To cost the same as bananas

　　Language: Portuguese

　　葡萄牙语

　　Idiom: A pre?o de banana.

　　What does it mean? Cheap as chips.

　　意思：非常便宜。

　　10.To draw a cake to satisfy one’s hunger

　　Language: Chinese

　　中文

　　Idiom:

　　画饼充饥

　　What does it mean? Feed on illusions.

　　意思：借空想安慰自己。

　　11.To add butter to the spinach⁵

　　Language: French

　　法语

　　Idiom: Mettre du beurre dans les épinards.

　　What does it mean? To earn a bit extra.

　　意思：赚点外快。

　　12.A little butter won’t spoil your porridge

　　Language: Russian

　　俄罗斯语

　　Idiom: Кашу маслом не испортишь.

　　What does it mean? There can never be too many good things.

　　意思：好事不嫌多。

1 Portuguese   

n.葡萄牙人；葡萄牙语

参考例句：

• They styled their house in the Portuguese manner.他们仿照葡萄牙的风格设计自己的房子。
• Her family is Portuguese in origin.她的家族是葡萄牙血统。

2 gut   

n.[pl.]胆量；内脏；adj.本能的；vt.取出内脏

参考例句：

• It is not always necessary to gut the fish prior to freezing.冷冻鱼之前并不总是需要先把内脏掏空。
• My immediate gut feeling was to refuse.我本能的直接反应是拒绝。

3 tangle   

n.纠缠；缠结；混乱；v.(使)缠绕；变乱

参考例句：

• I shouldn't tangle with Peter.He is bigger than me.我不应该与彼特吵架。他的块头比我大。
• If I were you, I wouldn't tangle with them.我要是你，我就不跟他们争吵。

4 pane   

n.窗格玻璃，长方块

参考例句：

• He broke this pane of glass.他打破了这块窗玻璃。
• Their breath bloomed the frosty pane.他们呼出的水气，在冰冷的窗玻璃上形成一层雾。

5 spinach   

n.菠菜

参考例句：

• Eating spinach is supposed to make you strong.据说吃菠菜能使人强壮。
• You should eat such vegetables as carrot,celery and spinach.你应该吃胡萝卜、芹菜和菠菜这类的蔬菜。