用美国人的一天学英语 Unit 13 Go to the Bakery 去面包店（谚语与惯用语）

Unit 13 Go to the Bakery 去面包店

谚语与惯用语

someone's bread and butter 基本收入
Working as a bartender is his bread and butter.
做一个调酒师是他基本的收入来源。

bread always falls on the buttered side 祸不单行
Not only did my motorcycle break down on the road, but my cell phone was out of batteries.I think bread always falls on the buttered side.
我不但在半路七机车坏了，而且手机也没电了。我想真的是祸不但行。

bread-and-butter lett:er 感谢信
When I got back home from the international meeting, it took me 2 days to finish with some bread-and-butter letters.
布我结束会议回家后，我花了将近2天的时间写完我的感谢信。

cast one's bread upon the waters 无怨无悔地付出
Tina is casting her bread upon the waters, supporting her husband while he works on every of his projects.
刍他在做 个项目时，蒂娜五怨尢悔地为她．

know which side one's bread is buttered on 知道经济来源来自何处
Jack: Be sure not to upset Dad. You know we can't do without the pocketmoney he gives us every month.
约：千万不曼计爸爸难过。你知道我不能没有他每户．
Emma: Don't worry.I know which side our bread is buttered on.
别担rD，我知道经济来源束自何处