VOA慢速英语:Words and Their Stories: Food Expressions, Part Three

1. My mother always told us there is no use crying over spilled milk.

there is no use crying over spilled milk 不要为已经发生，但不能挽回的坏事而生气、动怒
例句：It is no use crying over spilled milk. 
[谚]牛奶翻倒，哭也枉然。(覆水难收。) 

2. People said my mother was a good egg.

a good egg 好人
例句：He is such a good egg that everyone liked him. 
他是一个大好人，个个都喜欢他。

3. We never had to walk on eggshells around her.

walk on eggshells 谨言慎行
例句：To work with our boss, you need to walk on eggshells. 
与我们老板共事，你需极为谨慎做事。 

4. This means you have to do what is necessary to move forward.

you have to break some eggs to make an omelet 长远眼光,有得必有失
例句：This means you have to do what is necessary to move forward.
意思是有所得必有所失，意思是要有长远眼光。

5. My mother believed you are what you eat.

you are what you eat 食如其人
My mother believed you are what you eat.
例句：我妈妈认定食如其人。

6. Here is another expression about meat: one man’s meat is another man’s poison.

one man’s meat is another man’s poison 甲之蜜糖，乙之砒霜
例句：Don't make such a fuss. As they say, one man's meat is another man's poison.
别大惊小怪了，就像人们常说的那样，“一个人的佳肴或许是别人的毒药。”

7. People said he was the salt of the earth.

the salt of the earth 好人、栋梁
例句：They think of themselves as the salt of the earth.
他们自认为是社会中坚。

8. So we had to take it with a grain of salt.

take it with a grain of salt 不能对他所说的事情全部信以为真
例句：This is only a sort of handout. You may take it with a grain of salt.
这只是一份分发的资料，你大可以不必相信。

9. We hope this program has given you food for thought, that is, something to think about.

food for thought 值得思考
例句：What she has said affords much food for thought. 
她这话耐人寻味。