點滴英語天天學第253期:雅思詞彙(93)
1. 表述：(as) easy as pie
釋義：Extremely easy, simple. （非常簡單）
例句：After so many years as an accountant, doing taxes is as easy as pie for me.
做了這麼多年的會計，報稅對我來說易如反掌。
Boy, that test was easy as pie!
孩子，那考試非常簡單。
The job was easy as pie, and we finished up an hour early.
這工作太容易了，我們提前一小時就完成了。
2. 表述：diffrent kettle of fish
釋義：Any issue or matter that is entirely different in scope, description, or nature from that which was just being discussed.（兩碼子事，風馬牛不相及的事）
例句：I suppose we could start looking at buying a house now that our baby is on the way, but that's an entirely different kettle of fish!
我想既然我們的孩子快要出生了，我們就可以開始考慮買房了，但那完全是另一回事!
I loved the first film but the sequel was a different kettle of fish.
我喜歡第一部電影，但續集是另一回事。
Camping on the beach would be amazing - but camping in the rain would be a different kettle of fish!
在海灘上露營會很有趣，但在雨中露營就完全是另一回事了。
3：表述：dough
釋義：Money. （錢）
例句：The couple begin to argue about money.
夫婦倆開始爲錢爭吵。
Not having much dough, Mary decided to thumb a ride to New York.
瑪麗因錢不多, 決定搭便車到紐約去。
The manager was found to have appropriated store dough.
那位經理曾經挪用店裏的錢。
She was quite positive about the amount of money involved.
她對所涉及的錢數十分肯定。
