Claire: I asked you to clean up the kitchen nine hours ago when I left for work. I come back, and it's the exact same mess, plus pickles and peanut butter!
九個小時之前,在我去上班的時候,我叫你把廚房收拾干凈。在我回來的時候,廚房不僅跟之前一樣亂,甚至還多了腌黃瓜和花生醬!
pickles and peanut butter 腌黃瓜和花生醬
01.
Coke and fries
可樂和薯條
02.
Peanut butter and jelly
花生醬和果醬
03.
Ham and cheese sandwich
火腿和芝士三明治
04.
Peas and carrots
豌豆和胡蘿卜
05.
Bacon and eggs
培根和雞蛋
06.
Strawberries and cream
草莓和奶油
07.
Cookies and milk
曲奇餅干和牛奶
08.
Macaroni and cheese
通心粉和奶酪
09.
Chips (tortilla) and salsa
墨西哥薯片和醬
10.
Chips (potato) and dip
薯片和醬
11.
Bread and butter
面包和黃油
12.
Jack and coke
Jack = Jack Daniel’s whiskey
威士忌兌可樂
13.
Gin and tonic
雞尾酒
14.
Deep fried chicken and beer
炸雞和啤酒
因為這些食物組合經常成對出現(xiàn),因此有的詞組也有了引申的意思。比如說,在阿甘正傳中, 阿甘是這樣描述他青梅竹馬的戀人Jenny的:
Jenny and I were like peas and carrots.
Jenny和我總是形影不離。
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