英语口语想聊就聊 第97期:我饿极了

经典语句
I could eat a horse. 我饿极了。

喷倒老美
Jenny和朋友逛街逛了一天，天黑时，2人去餐馆点菜，Jenny问朋友想吃什么，朋友边点菜边说：“I could eat a horse.” Jenny很纳闷：“Why do you want to eat a horse?”

想聊就聊
Ben: Mom, I didn’t have breakfast. I could eat a horse.
本：妈咪，我没吃早饭，我实在饿极了。

Shirley:Dear, this bakery has introduced some new types of cake recently and you can eat as much as you can.
雪莉：宝贝，这里最近新进了一批新款蛋糕，你可以尽情地选你喜欢吃的。

知识点津
eat a horse千万不可理解为“吃掉一匹马“，而指“饿极了”，所以I could eat a horse.就是说“我饿极了”。