英語博客-北美風(fēng)情 257 Easy as pie
Do you wish that everything could be easy? In this episode, we talk about expressions to describe something that is easy and simple. You can use these expressions to talk about a test or even just finding your way to a new destination. After listening to this episode, using these expressions to talk about easy stuff should be a piece of cake!
Andrew:Right. If something is easy to do, it’s very simple. it’s easy as pie.
Harp:Yup. You accomplish it; it wasn’t difficult; you didn’t have to think too hard. It was just easy.
Andrew:It was very straightforward – easy.
Harp:Now if I think about this expression though – easy as pie – I’ve tried to make a pie before and that’s not easy.
Andrew:Yeah. I tried to make a pie as well. It didn’t turn out very good.
Harp:But when I think actually of this expression, I think they’re talking about eating a pie and how easy that is.
Andrew:That’s right. That’s much easier to do.
Harp:Exactly.
