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帮你告别哑巴英语 一步步开口“说”英语

A: He always treats his homework as a piece of cake.

他总认为家庭作业十分容易。

B: But you know, our chemistry teacher's homework is no picnic. 

但你知道，化学老师的作业可没那么轻松。

A: Yeah, when he did experiments, he nearly set the house on fire. 

可不是，他做实验是差点把房子烧了。

B: I bet he'll learn from it. 

我想他会吸取教训的。

A: I hope so. But he always takes pride in his cleverness.

但愿如此，可他对自己的那份聪明骄傲不已。

no picnic

不容易的事；一件不轻松的事

Bringing up a family when you are unemployed is no picnic.

失业时养家糊口绝非易事。

Starting a business while studying is no picnic.

一边创业一边学习不是件容易的事。

It's no picnic having to look after 6 small children all day.

整体照看6个小孩子不是件轻松的事。

treat...as...

把...当作；视为

She treats her pets as family members.

她把宠物当作家庭成员。

He treats every mistake as a learning opportunity. 

他把每一个错误都看作是学习的机会。

She treats exercise as an essential part of her daily routine. 

她把锻炼当作日常习惯中不可或缺的一部分。

a piece of cake

小菜一碟；容易的事

Learning to ride a bike was a piece of cake for him. 

学骑自行车对他来说是小菜一碟。

Solving a Rubik’s Cube is a piece of cake for her

对她来说，解魔方是小菜一碟。

take pride in...

对...感到骄傲

She takes pride in her achievements.

她以自己的成就为骄傲。

The teacher takes pride in her students’ success. 

老师为学生的成功感到自豪。

The athletes take pride in representing their country in international competitions. 

运动员们为在国际比赛中代表自己的国家而自豪。