英语口语练习小对话 第575期:清淡

Subject：The cake is that sweet and is as light as a feather.

迷你对话

A: What do you think of my home-made cake?

你觉得我自己做的蛋糕怎么样？

B: The cake is that sweet and is as light as a feather. It is tasty.

蛋糕不是太甜，非常清淡，非常好吃。

地道表达

as slight as a feather

1. 解释

As slight as a feather是俗语，light作为形容词时“轻”的意思，feather是“羽毛”的意思。因此，as slight as a feather顾名思义，就是说这个东西像羽毛一样轻盈。形容“食物”，就是“清淡”的意思。如果形容“人”的话，它还有形容人体重很轻的意思。

2. 例句

e.g. My mother is a very good baker, she is well known among our relatives and friends. Oh, you should have tasted the white chocolate cake she made last week. It's not that sweet and is as light as a feather.

我的母亲在烤蛋糕方面是个能手。我们的亲戚朋友都知道。哎呀，你真是应该尝尝上星期她做的白巧克力蛋糕。那蛋糕不是太甜，非常清淡。

e.g. While I was on my way to the law office at noon, the girl who was walking in front of me suddenly fainted because of the heat. Since she is as light as a feather, I had no problem in carrying her all the way to the hospital.

今天中午在我去律师事务所的路上，那个走在我前面的女孩子由于天太热而突然晕倒了。因为她的身体非常轻，所以我一口气就把她背到了医院，一点也不感到累。