VOA慢速英语:Words and Their Stories: Food Expressions

1. So today we will talk about expressions that use vegetables and fruits.

talk about 谈论
例句：People would talk about that episode.
人们会谈论那些情节的。

2. You might say a person is as cool as a cucumber if he never seems to worry about anything and stays calm in a stressful situation. 

as cool as a cucumber 镇定自若
例句：Jeremy looks as cool as a cucumber on any occasion.
在任何场合杰里米都看起来镇定自若。

3. But if you are in a pickle, you are in trouble or a difficult situation.

in a pickle 混乱的境遇
例句：I'm really in a pickle. I'm supposed to buy him a fur coat, but I don't have enough money for such an item.
我真的很为难，我本应该给他买件皮衣，可我没有那么多的钱。

4. If someone is very energetic, you might say she is full of beans.

full of beans 精神饱满
例句：He seems to be full of beans this morning.
今天上午他看上去精神饱满。

5. But something is considered small potatoes if it is not important. 

small potatoes 小人物，不重要的事
例句：I'm only small potatoes in the company.
我在公司只是不起眼的小人物。

6. You probably would not want to hold a hot potato in your bare hands.

a hot potato 棘手的问题
例句：The issue became a hot potato for the government.
该问题已成为政府的棘手问题。

7. Someone might call you a couch potato if you sit and watch television all day and get little or no physical exercise.

couch potato 花大量时间看电视的人，电视迷
例句：Many american are couch potato these days.
现在许多美国人都是电视迷。

8. But if you go bananas, you are wild with excitement or worry.

go bananas 发疯，精神错乱
例句：Don't talk about mathematics any more. I'll go bananas.
别再跟我提数学了，我快发疯了！