Studio Classroom- June 16- Some Spell Delicious I-N-S-E-C-T

【Chat Room】

※idiom about insects:

• [idiom] a fly on the wall
  If you wish can be a fly one the wall, that means you wish can be someone secretly to see or hear something happens.
  想像假若自己是一隻蒼蠅，則可以偷聽或偷窺任何事！
• [idiom] You wouldn't hurt a fly！很仁慈，善良的人(連一個蒼蠅都不會傷害)
  If someone wouldn't hurt a fly, it means he or she is a gentle person, who won't do anything to hurt or upset anyone.
• [idiom] opens up a can of worms
  If someone opens up a can of worms, they creat a sitution that cause a lot of problems.
  a can of worms 一罐頭的蚯蚓 比喻 棘手的問題
  opens up a can of worms 所以一旦將罐頭打開，就會造成問題糾纏難解，一發不可收拾狀況
• [idiom] have ants in your pants
  有螞蟻在褲子裡 比喻 一個人很急燥，坐立不安
• [idiom] have butterflies in one's stomach
  有蝴蝶在肚子裡飛 比喻 一個人持續不斷的憂鬱緊張及恐懼的心情，即一個人感到七上八下

【Language Tips】

1. deep-fry：整個放進去炸
   ‧fry: 油炸、炒、煎
   ‧被動語態使用：deep-fried potato chips
   ‧stir-fry：炒菜 ex: stir-fry beef
2. upscale：高檔的，供應上流社會的，適合高消費群的
   (scale 等級)
3. widespread：廣泛的，普遍的
   (wide 廣大的；spread 散播)
   ex: the widespread disease
4. 新詞彙~
   entomophagy- the eating of insects
   entomophagist- th one who eat insects