小溪时尚美语 Lesson 15
1. A cake walk
走去吃糕(易事)
That was a cake walk. = That was very easy.
那是一桩容易的事.
例子: Jeff is better at darts than Rob. After I beat Jeff, beating Rob was a cake walk.
杰夫掷标的本事比罗布强,我既然胜了杰夫,要打败罗布是不费吹灰之力的.
2. A knock out
击倒(美的让人倾倒)
She is a knock out. = She is really pretty.
她非常美.
例子: The woman in that movie was a real knock out.
这部电影的女主角美的让人倾倒.
3. A load off my mind
心头的大石落地.
That was a load off my mind. = That is something I don't have to worry about any more.
我再也不用为那件事操心了.
例子: When my son called me after his trip to tell me he arrived safely, it was a load off my mind.
我儿子飞机降落以后给我打了电话,我心头一块石头才落地.