實(shí)用英語(yǔ)：“吃大餐”才不只 "Have a big meal"！

灰機(jī)們?cè)缟虾茫汲赃^早餐了嗎?在我們的日常生活中，除了常規(guī)的一日三餐，當(dāng)然少不了吃大餐的好時(shí)光。那么“吃大餐”除了"have a big meal", 還有哪些地道表達(dá)呢?一起和會(huì)說姐學(xué)一學(xué)吧!

A feast

feast 指的是“特殊舉辦的宴會(huì)”，一般邀請(qǐng)很多嘉賓，比如 a wedding feast(婚宴)，festival feast(節(jié)日宴會(huì));而 midnight feast 還可以指“偷偷吃的宵夜”

During the National Day, I was invited to many wedding feasts.

國(guó)慶期間，我參加了許多婚宴。

A banquet

正式場(chǎng)合舉行人數(shù)較多、規(guī)模較大的宴席;一般有人致詞，例如：state banquet(國(guó)宴)，victory banquet(慶功宴)等;當(dāng)然如果婚禮規(guī)模很大很隆重，像王室婚禮，我們也可以用 wedding banquet 形容婚宴

The state banquet was prepared by one of the top chefs in the world.

這場(chǎng)國(guó)宴的菜品由世界最頂級(jí)廚師之一準(zhǔn)備。

A spread

spread 涂抹;蔓延”做名詞時(shí)有“一席盛宴”的含義，形象地描述了飯菜在餐桌上擺開來的場(chǎng)面

You don’t have to lay on a lavish spread every time I drop by your house.

你不用在我每次去你家的時(shí)候都做那么一大桌豐盛的飯菜。

A slap-up meal

英式口語(yǔ)說法;slap-up”用來形容飯菜“高檔而豐盛的”，比如，我們可以說“go for a slap-up meal 吃一頓大餐”

We had a slap-up meal together with families at the night of Mid-Autumn Festival.

中秋節(jié)當(dāng)晚，我們家里人一起吃大餐。

A major blowout

blowout指的是“歡樂、喜慶的宴會(huì)”

Once in a while we had a major blowout.

我們偶爾會(huì)吃頓大餐。

A heaving plate

heaving”的意思是“擠滿的、擺滿的”。如果飯菜擺滿了“盤子 plate”，就可以說這是“a heaving plate 一大盤菜”

What a heaving plate of food! Can you finish all this?

這么一大盤菜!你吃得完嗎?

A contented mind is perpetual feast.

知足常樂