吃貨必備的英文習語

作為一枚吃貨，如果不熟誦一些關于吃喝的英文習語，怎么對得起這個名頭。

1. curry favour 討好，奉承，拍馬屁（curry是咖喱）

He's always trying to curry favour with the boss.
他總是想方設法拍老板馬屁。

2. be in apple-pie order 井然有序；整齊；井井有條（apple-pie是蘋果派）

Their house is always in apple-pie order.
他們家總是收拾得井井有條。

3. jam tomorrow 許而不予的好東西，可望不可及的東西（jam是果醬）

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. (as) cool as a cucumber 鎮靜，冷靜，泰然自若（cucumber是黃瓜）

She walked in as cool as a cucumber, as if nothing had happened.
她泰然自若地走進來，好像什么事也沒發生過。

5. be like chalk and cheese 截然不同；迥異（chalk是粉筆，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 （尤指外觀）非常相像（pea是豌豆）

The twins are like two peas in a pod.
那對雙胞胎長得極像。

7. bean counter （尤指大公司的）會計師（bean是豆類）

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. bring home the bacon 養家糊口（bacon是培根）

I can't sit around all day - someone's got to bring home the bacon.
我不能整天坐著無所事事——家里總得有個養家糊口的人。

9. chew the cud 深思，反復思考（cud是咀嚼物）

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. eat crow / eat humble pie 認錯；道歉（pie是餡餅）

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內最好的企業，但之后，他就不得不承認言過其實了。

11. sour grapes 酸葡萄（指由于得不到而貶低某物，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。

12. spill the beans 泄露秘密（bean是豆類）

So who ?spilled the ?beans about her ?affair with David?
所以到底是誰把她和大衛的私情泄露出去的？

（中國日報網英語點津 杜娟）