Words and Their Stories: Easy as Falling Off a Log
來學學和「easy」相關的日常用語吧!
28 August 2010
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1. If a task is completed without much effort, we say this task is as easy as ______.
A)cake
B)falling from a tree
C)pie
D)eating ice cream
2. It only took me one day to learn to ride a bike when I was five. It was simply as easy as shooting fish in a ______.
A)pond
B)stream
C)barrel
D)bowl
3. If you win the lottery, the fortune may help you live on ______. However, if you spend the money too quickly, it is also possible that the situation of “________” will happen.
4. If the person who wins the lottery uses up the money too quickly, maybe it is better to _______ this person than to scold him/her.
5. If someone is regarded as an “______”, it means that this person is willing to help others, especially economically.
6. If you want to ______someone away from ______ situations, “Take it easy” is a useful expression.
Ans:
- C
- C
- east street; Easy come, easy go.
- go easy on
- easy touch
- keep; difficult
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