十分冷静

作者：姜琴

来源：阅读, 2021, ZB: 53.

<正>Ella:I broke my brother’ s favorite car yesterday.Jacky:He must be mad.Ella:No,he was as cool as a cucumber.I was worried.★注解:cucumber是黄瓜。as cool as a cucumber从字面上解释是:像黄瓜一样凉爽。但其实这个俗语表示当一个人碰到麻烦或困难时,很冷静、很放松。