What's cooking in here?
这里怎么了?
讲解
cook 这个单词是“烹饪,煮饭”的意思,What's cooking in here? 直译是在问“你在煮什么”,但实际上也可以表示询问“发生了什么,怎么样”的意思, 相当于 What's up 或者 What's going on. 在口语当中也可以直接说成是 What's cooking, 是一种常见的打招呼的方式。
发音
我们在读这句话的时候,要注意 cooking 和 in 可以连读, 连读成 cooking in .
重点拓展
我们再来拓展学习一下和 cook 有关的表达吧:
Cook the book做假账One US CFO said the reason for shorter tenure was burn-out, while another blamed pressure to cook the books.
一位美国CFO表示,任期变短的原因是精力被耗尽了,而另一个人则抱怨自己受到造假账的压力。
Cook up[color=rgb(74, 75, 76)"]编造
- She'll cook up a convincing explanation. 她会编造一个很有说服力的解释。
- If the police catch us, shall we be able to cook up a story? 如果警察抓住我们,我们能编出一套瞎话来吗?
Cook goose破坏计划
- I will cook your goose if you don't help me. 你如果不帮我,我就会毁了你的计划。
- He said that what they were up to would cook Krasky's goose.
他说他们暗中进行的阴谋,可能会使克拉斯基的计划流产。
今日作业
翻译I'll soon cook his goose if he thinks he's going to the boss behind my back.