生活英语|8个与pie和cake有关的习语

1. take the cake: 名列第一；优胜

Of all the hard-hearted women, she takes the cake.

女人中能像她那样铁石心肠的，恐怕再也没哪个了。

2. eat humble^{1 pie2: 忍气吞声；低头认罪}

I think Im right, but if Im wrong, Ill eat humble pie.

我感觉我是对的。不过假如能证明我错，我甘愿认罪。

3. go/sell like hot cakes: 热销，畅销

Im sure this new line of coats will go like hot cakes.

我确信这种新款外套必然会畅销。

4. a piece of cake/as^{3 easy as pie: 小菜一碟，小事一桩}

Glad to help. It was^{4 a piece of cake.}

非常高兴能帮上忙。这一点也不难。

5. eat ones cake and have it too: 得其利而无其害，两者兼得（多用于否定句中）

Dont buy a car if you want to walk and stay healthy. You cant eat your cake and have it too.

假如你想要走路、想要维持健康，就不要买车。鱼和熊掌不可兼得。

6. pie in the sky: 渺茫的期望

Their plans^{5 to set6 up their own7 business8 are just pie in the sky.}

他们创办自己企业的计划只是空想罢了。

7. cakes and ale: 欢乐，物质享受，日常的好东西（ale是一种酒）

Any reasonable^{9 person10 knows that life11 is not all cakes and ale.}

任何理性的人都了解，生活不可能一直充满鲜花和美酒。

8. a piece of the pie: 一份好处，一杯羹

When the business started making money, everyone in his family wanted a piece of the pie.

他的买卖开始赚钱后，家每一个人都想分一杯羹。