【畫「說」俚語 Fun 輕鬆】#21 Drop Someone / Something like a Hot Potato 甩掉燙手山芋

My dad ordered a steak with a baked potato.
我爸點了一客牛排，搭配烤馬鈴薯。

Don’t be such a couch potato―get up and move!
別當懶骨頭 — 起身動一動！

The college graduate is only small potatoes in this company.
那位大學畢業生只是這家公司的小人物而已。

Be careful. Don’t drop the vase.
小心。別讓花瓶掉下來。

Stock prices dropped sharply in Asia yesterday.
昨天亞洲的股價劇烈下跌。

Ken dropped by to see me this morning.
肯今早順道來拜訪我。

I dropped in on Stacey on my way home.
我回家途中順便去看史黛西。

Drop me a line if you can.
可以的話，寫信給我。

A drop of sweat ran down Harry’s forehead.
一滴汗珠從哈利的額頭流下來。

There was a sudden drop in temperature last night.
昨晚氣溫驟降。

It ’s impossible for Nick to get to work on time.

要尼克準時上班是不可能的事。

The watch is made of pure gold.
這支錶是純金打造的。

Mother Teresa had a heart of gold.
德雷莎修女的心地很善良。

Owen was surprised that there were so many gold coins in the box.
歐文驚訝地發現盒子裡竟然有這麼多金幣。

Juliet received a gold ring as her birthday present.
茱麗葉收到了一枚金戒指作為生日禮物。

The basketball players wore gold jackets.
那些籃球員穿金色夾克。

It was a case of love at first sight.

這就是一見鍾情的例子。

In that case, I have nothing else to say.

那樣的話，我沒有其他要說的了。

You should take a sweater, in case it gets cold.

你應該帶件毛衣，以防天氣變冷。

In case of emergency, call this number.

萬一有緊急事件，請打這個號碼。

The rich woman cased the expensive jewelry in a leather box.

這名有錢的女子把昂貴珠寶裝入一個皮革製的箱子裡。

The police are still looking into the case.

警方仍在調查這件案子。

The secretary burned up all the papers before the police came.
那祕書在警方來之前就燒毀了所有的文件。

The fire burned down his house.
大火燒毀了他的房子。

An average candle burns for four hours.
一根蠟燭平均可燃燒 4 小時。

Oh, no! The chocolate cookies have burned. I should
have paid more attention to the time.
哦，不！巧克力餅乾燒焦了。我應該更注意一下時間的。

Did you burn the fish?
你把魚煮焦了嗎？

Robert is being treated for terrible burns.
羅伯特因嚴重燙傷正在接受治療中。