
01.Finish up your plate.
Finish up means to complete something. Finish up的意思是“以......而告终”。Finish up your plate的字面意思是“以盘子而告终”。吃饭时最后只剩下盘子,这种说法很夸张,也很形象,与汉语里的“碗都见底了”的说法相似。在地道的英语口语中,Finish up your plate.就可以翻译为把饭吃光。
-OH, mom. How delicious the steak is!
啊,妈妈,这牛排的味道实在美极了。
-Thank you. Then you can finish up your plate.
谢谢!那就全部吃光吧。
In order to catch the early train in time, he finished up his plate in 10 minutes.
为了及时赶上火车, 他在十分钟内把饭吃光了。
02.Clean up your plate.
clean up 本意为“打扫干净,清扫”。 Clean up your plate,是另外一种非常形象的表达“光盘”的说法。光盘行动也可以说为Clean Plate Campaign。
Recently, the “Clean Plate Campaign” has been very popular with many people.
最近,光盘行动受到了许多人的欢迎。
Clean Plate Campaign is really necessary because it can promote the awareness of public to save food.
光盘行动很有必要,因为它能提高公众节约粮食的意识。