英語口語練習小對話 第575期:清淡
Subject：The cake is that sweet and is as light as a feather.
迷你對話
A: What do you think of my home-made cake?
你覺得我自己做的蛋糕怎麼樣？
B: The cake is that sweet and is as light as a feather. It is tasty.
蛋糕不是太甜，非常清淡，非常好吃。
地道表達
as slight as a feather
1. 解釋
As slight as a feather是俗語，light作爲形容詞時“輕”的意思，feather是“羽毛”的意思。因此，as slight as a feather顧名思義，就是說這個東西像羽毛一樣輕盈。形容“食物”，就是“清淡”的意思。如果形容“人”的話，它還有形容人體重很輕的意思。
2. 例句
e.g. My mother is a very good baker, she is well known among our relatives and friends. Oh, you should have tasted the white chocolate cake she made last week. It's not that sweet and is as light as a feather.
我的母親在烤蛋糕方面是個能手。我們的親戚朋友都知道。哎呀，你真是應該嚐嚐上星期她做的白巧克力蛋糕。那蛋糕不是太甜，非常清淡。
e.g. While I was on my way to the law office at noon, the girl who was walking in front of me suddenly fainted because of the heat. Since she is as light as a feather, I had no problem in carrying her all the way to the hospital.
今天中午在我去律師事務所的路上，那個走在我前面的女孩子由於天太熱而突然暈倒了。因爲她的身體非常輕，所以我一口氣就把她背到了醫院，一點也不感到累。
