一分钟英语：Cookie-cutter 千篇一律

English in a Minute –Cookie-cutter 千篇一律

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欢迎来到《一分钟英语》.

Cookies are a sweet treat.

饼干是一种甜食。

A cookie cutter is something we use to cut cookies in a particular shape.

饼干刀具是我们用来把饼干切成特定形状的工具。

But what else does cookie-cutter mean?

不过,cookie-cutter还有什么含义呢?

Anna,can you help me think a good housewarming gift?

安娜，你能帮我想一个好的乔迁礼物吗?

Yes!I love parties that celebrate a new house!Tell me,what kind of house is it?

没问题!我喜欢庆祝新房子的派对!告诉我，是什么样的房子?

Um,it's a basic cookie-cutter house.All the house on the street look the same.

嗯，就是一个普通的千篇一律的房子。这条街上所有的房子看起来都一样。

Cookie-cutter,hmm. I know!Buy them a set of...cookie cutters!

千篇一律,嗯。我知道了!给他们买一套…饼干刀具!

Really,Anna?

真的吗，安娜?

Actually,that's a pretty good idea.

实际上，这是个不错的主意。

It may sound like a good thing,but the term cookie-cutter is not praise.

听起来像是件好事，但“cookie-cutter”这个词并不是赞美。

It describes something ordinary,predictable and not very special.

它描述的是一些普通的、可预测的、不太特别的东西。