Cool Words炫词解密
2021-09-05姜琴
阅读(快乐英语高年级) 2021年8期
姜琴
Ella: I broke my brothers favorite car yesterday.
Jacky: He must be mad.
Ella: No, he was as cool as a cucumber. I was worried.
★注解:cucumber是黃瓜。as cool as a cucumber从字面上解释是:像黄瓜一样凉爽。但其实这个俗语表示当一个人碰到麻烦或困难时,很冷静、很放松。