英语口语 | 用Child's play表达“非常简单的任务或行为,或者是轻而易举的事情”

本文和大家分享的英语口语表达是:Child's play。play在这里作名词,是“游戏、玩耍”的意思,child's play 就是小孩子做的事情,这样的事情当然很简单,很单纯,有些事情在大人看来甚至毫无意义。

英语口语 | 用Child's play表达“非常简单的任务或行为,或者是轻而易举的事情”

这个口语表达在日常交流中就是an extremely simple task or act; Something very easy to do等“非常简单的任务或行为,或者是轻而易举的事情”,相当于我们熟悉的 a piece of cake.

  • The final exam is child's play to those who took good notes.
    对于笔记做的好的人来说,期末考试太简单了。
  • Once you've mastered English, learning other languages should be child's play.
    一旦你掌握了英语,学其他语言也易如反掌。

下面我们再看两个例句:

  • Finding the right street was child's play with a map.
    有地图在手,要找对路太容易了。
  • It is no child's play to take a wife.
    娶老婆可不是过家家。

child's play还可以表示something that is insignificant,微不足道的事情,或毫无意义的事情。

  • His injury was child's play compared with the damage he did.
    她受的伤与他所造成的损害来比是微不足道的。
  • Figuring out the password was child's play.
    找出密码是毫无意义的事情。