原声BBC英语每日一句 cool as a cucumber

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Feifei: “How are you today Neil, not too stressed I hope?”
Neil: “You know me, Feifei, always cool as a cucumber!”

译文 –

菲菲：尼尔，今天感觉怎样，我希望不会压力太大吧？
尼尔：菲菲，你知道我的，我向来都很淡定！

stress = （名）压力，（动）施加压力

stressed = （心理）感到压力，

stressed out = 压力很大

cucumber = 黄瓜

cool as a cucumber = calm, 淡定，泰然自若
[为什么用黄瓜而不是其它瓜，众说不一，如今已是英国人的常用说法]

口语练习：

I am stressed out because it is too busy at work.

I am cool as a cucumber no matter what happens.

I feel nervous, but I have to act as cool as a cucumber.
[我很紧张，但是我必须表现出泰然自若的样子]

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