我们今天一起来学一些使用了饮食类词汇的习语和惯用语。它们在生活中出现的频率挺高，很有用呦！
1.We thought our walk would be really hilly, but the land was as flat as a pancake.
解释：very flat
翻译：本以为我们走的是山路，没想到地势平坦得像烙饼一样。
2.I don't like my job, but it puts food on the table.
解释：provides enough money to pay for the most important things
翻译：我不喜欢我的工作，但它让我有饭吃。
3.We’re usually packed like sardines on the bus to work in the morning.
解释：standing very close to each other
翻译：我们通常在早上上班的公交车上挤得像沙丁鱼一样。
4.Sharon always spoon-feeds her staff. She tells them exactly what to do.
解释：gives too much help to
翻译：莎伦总是用勺子喂/过多地帮助或指教她的员工。她告诉他们该怎么做。
5.Our boss tried to sugarcoat the news that we wouldn't get a bonus by saying we'd have a summer party.
解释：make something bad sound better than it is
翻译：我们的老板想用夏季派对来掩饰我们拿不到奖金的消息。
6.Don’t get so upset about burning the cookies. It's no use crying over spilled milk.
解释：getting upset about something that has already happened
翻译：不要因为烧了饼干而生气。为打翻了牛奶/为过去的失败而懊丧，哭也没用。
7.Jennifer is such a couch potato. She never goes out and watches TV all weekend instead.
解释：a lazy person who watches too much television
翻译：珍妮弗就是这样一个沙发土豆/极为懒惰的人。她从不出门，而是整个周末看电视。
8.Damien makes coffee for his boss every morning. He knows what side his bread is buttered on!
解释：knows who to please in order to benefit himself
翻译：达米安每天早上都会为他的老板煮咖啡。他知道他的面包在哪边沾上黄油/明白自己的利益所在。
9.My granddaughter is the apple of my eye. I'm so proud of her.
解释：a person I am very fond or proud of
翻译：我的孙女是我的掌上明珠。我真为她感到骄傲。
10.I don't know whether to apply for this job. It looks really interesting, but it pays peanuts.
解释：the wage or salary is very low
翻译：我不知道该不该去应聘这份工作。看起来真的很有趣，但它的工资很低。
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