As flat as a pancake 平如煎餅
Yummy! Pancakes are very popular in the UK
今日小常識(shí)
A pancake is a thin, flat, round cake prepared from a batter and cooked on a hot griddle or frying pan. Traditionally they are tossed, or flipped over, in the frying pan so that both sides are cooked. They can be served at any time with a variety of toppings or fillings including jam, fruit or simply with sugar and lemon.
眾所周知,圓而平的煎餅是由人把面糊放在平底鍋 griddle 或煎鍋 frying pan 上攤制而成的。煎餅可以被 toss 拋起來(lái),然后 flip over 翻面,這樣煎餅兩面都可以均勻受熱。煎餅的口味多種多樣,常見(jiàn)的有在餅面上加果醬、水果或糖和檸檬水。
今日短語(yǔ)
我們用 as flat as a pancake 這個(gè)短語(yǔ)來(lái)形容某物特別平坦。
例句
It's a perfect day for sailing because the sea is as flat as a pancake.
Cycling around here is easy, the countryside is as flat as a pancake.
請(qǐng)注意
短語(yǔ) fall flat on your face 的字面意思是 “摔趴下臉貼在地上”。我們可以用這個(gè)短語(yǔ)來(lái)形容做某事失敗了或因做錯(cuò)事情而感到尷尬、不體面。
例句
If we don't get any funding, this building project will fall flat on its face.