大家好,歡迎來的餅哥英語的頻道,今天我們分享一個非常有用且地道的表達——cook with gas, 這個短語的含義不是指「用煤氣做飯」,其正確的含義是:
cook with gas 在某方面很成功,取得很大進步
Once we dislodge that piece, we might cook with gas on this repair.
一旦我們把那塊拆下來,我們可能在這次維修中取得成功。
That's a great idea—now you're cooking with gas!
這是個好主意,現在你做得很成功。
I knew she was finally cooking with gas when she answered all the questions correctly.
當她正確地回答所有問題時候,我知道她取得了很大進步。
I can see we're really cooking with gas now.
我能看到我們現在做得很成功。
We've jumped two places in the league this year. Another two next year and we're cooking with gas.
今年我們在聯盟中排名已經升了兩位。明年再升兩位,我們就很成功了。