英语博客-北美风情 220 You eat like a bird

 　　Eating is something people do every day, so there are tons of expressions about it. In this episode¹, we talk about the amount that people eat. Sometimes we have big appetites and other times we don’t want to eat much. Sometimes our eyes are bigger than our stomachs and we make so much food that we can’t eat it all. By the end of this episode, you’ll probably want a snack.

　　Maura:Now that we’ve talked about not eating very much, let’s look at some expressions that have to do with eating a whole bunch of food.

　　Harp:This is much more like me.

　　Maura:The next expression is to eat like a horse.

　　Harp:Yes. To eat like a horse.

　　Maura:And this makes sense because a horse is a pretty big animal, so we can imagine that it must need to eat a lot because it’s so big.

　　Harp:Yup. And it seems like horses are just eating all the time.

　　Maura:That’s true. You always see their mouths moving and chewing and chomping².

1 episode   

n.（作品的一段）情节，插曲，系列事件中之一

参考例句：

• The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。
• This episode remains sharply engraved on my mind.这段经历至今仍深深地铭刻在我的心中。

2 chomping   

v.切齿，格格地咬牙，咬响牙齿( chomp的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Elizabeth and Lawrence are chomping at the bit to go on vacation. 伊莉莎白和劳伦斯迫不及待要去度假了。 来自互联网
• She was chomping away on a bagel. 她在嘎蹦嘎嘣地啃着一个硬面包圈。 来自互联网