6. In hot water

有麻烦，陷于困境

 

When someone¹ is in hot water, they're in a bad situation² or serious³ trouble⁴.

当某人处于水深火热之中时，说明他陷于困境或者遇到了麻烦。

 

My brother is in hot water for failing⁵ all his college⁶ classes.

我哥哥因挂掉大学所有的科目而陷入麻烦之中。

 

7. Compare⁷ apples and oranges

无法相提并论

 

Apples are very different from oranges both in looks and taste. It's hard to compare two things that are so unlike⁸ each other. So then, to compare apples and oranges is to compare two very different things.

无论是味道还是外观，苹果和橘子都很不一样。很难去比较完全不同的两种东西。因此，比较苹果和橘子就是比较两种完全不同的东西。

 

I'm not sure which I enjoy more—pottery or dancing. It's like comparing⁹ apples and oranges.

我不确定自己更加喜欢哪一个 — 陶艺还是舞蹈。这两者无法相提并论。

 

8. Not one's cup of tea

不喜欢…….

 

If something is not your cup of tea, it's an activity¹⁰ you have no interest¹¹ in, don't enjoy or don't do well in.

如果用not your cup of tea来形容某事，这就说明你对某件事并不感兴趣，不喜欢也不擅长。

 

Camping¹² is really not my cup of tea so I'm going¹³ to visit my friend in New York instead¹⁴.

我真的不喜欢露营，所以我打算去纽约拜访我的朋友。

 

9. Eat like a bird

胃口小

 

How much does a bird eat? Not very much, right? So to eat like a bird is to eat very little.

一只鸟能吃多少东西？吃不了多少，对吧？所以eat like a bird意为吃的非常少。

 

Don't trouble yourself¹⁵ cooking¹⁶ such¹⁷ a big meal¹⁸. I eat like a bird.

你就不要费劲儿做饭了，我吃的很少。

 

10. Eat like a horse

胃口大

 

Now, a horse is much bigger than a bird. So how much do you think a horse eats? That's right, to eat like a horse is to eat a large amount¹⁹ of food.

马比鸟大得多了。那么一匹马能吃多少东西呢？就是这样，eat like a horse说明吃的东西很多。

 

My mother has to cook a lot of food when my brother comes to visit. He eats like a horse.

弟弟来我家的时候我妈妈会煮很多食物，因为他的胃口很大。

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