A Piece of Cake
- Mr. Brown :
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Today,/
we have a quiz.// Question 1.//Please tell me/ when “a piece of cake” is used.// - Kai :
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Hmm …/
for example,/ “I had a piece of cake for my birthday.”// - Mr. Brown :
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That’s good,/
but I want another meaning.// - Kai :
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Sorry,/
I don’t have a clue.// - Mr. Brown :
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It means “really easy.”//
- Moe :
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Ah!//
In Japanese,/ we say asameshimae.// “It’s a job before breakfast.”// - Mr. Brown :
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Why do you say “before breakfast”?//
- Moe :
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Because we don’t need energy/
to do the job.//
- Mr. Brown :
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Next question.//
I wonder/ if you know the phrase “pie in the sky.”// - Moe :
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No.//
Please give us an example.// - Mr. Brown :
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Certainly.//
If I say I want to build a time machine,/ it’s “pie in the sky.”// - Kai :
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Do you mean/
your plan is really difficult?// - Mr. Brown :
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That’s right!//
- Moe :
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It sounds like “a rice cake in a painting”/
in Japanese.// - Kai :
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You can’t eat it.//
- Mr. Brown :
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There’s probably no chance?//
I see.//
- Mr. Brown :
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Last question.//
What does “fight like cats and dogs” mean?// - Moe :
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Please tell me/
when to use it.// - Kai :
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Wait!//
You mean/ they don’t get along.// - Mr. Brown :
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Correct!//
- Kai :
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We say/
“dogs and monkeys dislike each other.”// - Mr. Brown :
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That’s weird.//
Why?// - Kai :
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I’m not sure.//
But there are some stories/ about their problems.// - Moe :
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The animals are different,/
but the meaning is the same.// - Mr. Brown :
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That makes sense.//