1.a piece of cake 非常容易的事情
The exam paper was a piece of cake.
爸爸吃完最后的一片蛋糕。
Learning English is a piece of cake.
學英語簡直是小菜一碟。
Once I've done that, it's a piece of cake.
一旦你做到了這一點,接下來的事情就是小菜一碟。
2.time-consuming adj. 耗時的;曠日持久的
School is the second time-consuming activity for children.
上學是孩子們第二項最耗時的活動。
This operation is relatively time-consuming in die cutting.
這個工序是模切中相對耗時的部分。
But that is technically difficult, and hugely time-consuming.
但這在技術上很困難,并且極為耗時。
3.as far as adv. 至于,直到,遠到;就……而言
Mega-deficits as far as the eye can see are bad politics.
在可以預見的未來就出現巨額赤字從政治上說不是好事。
Drag the casualty backward only as far as necessary for his/her safety.
用盡可能使他/她安全的速度向后拖曳傷員。
After all, as far as its logic goes, his position is perfectly defensible.
畢竟,就其邏輯而言,他的立場是完全站得住腳的。