1. Cool as a cucumber

这个短语的由来可能与青瓜的特性有关。青瓜的水分含量高，给人一种清凉的感觉，因此成为冷静、沉着的象征。



“The exam is in less than an hour, but I'm as cool as a cucumber.”

考试不到一小时就开始，但我却仍然十分冷静。



2. Spice things up

“Spice”原意为香料，后来衍生成为让事情变得更有趣的意思。



"They decided to spice things up by having a trip to Europe for their anniversary."

为了令今年的周年纪念更有意思，他们决定欧游。



3. In a nutshell

有简而言之、总结来说的意思。这个短语常在一些简报中使用。



"In a nutshell, this restaurant offers great food at reasonable prices."

简而言之，这间餐厅提供美味的食物，价格也合理。



4. Butter up

形容去巴结或讨好别人。



"The bank has to butter up investors because it is in a fiercely competitive market."

这家银行须讨好投资者，因现时市场竞争非常激烈。



5. A taste of your own medicine

表示自食其果，或形容以其人之道还治其人之身。



"After always ordering for everyone, he got a taste of his own medicine when someone else ordered for him."

他平时总是替大家点菜，结果这次有人帮他点了，他才尝到自己的『苦果』。