美国习语：大饱眼福
<p> 中文里有饱尝眼福的说法。美国英语里也有类似的习惯用语。其中之一就是<span word="to">to</span> <span word="feast">feast</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="on">on</span>。<span word="Feast">Feast</span>的意思是：宴请，举行盛大的筵席，或使人得到享受等。宴请你的眼睛，使你的眼睛得到享受，实际上也就是饱尝眼福的意思。<span word="To">To</span> <span word="feast">feast</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="on">on</span>这个说法可以应用到各个方面，比如说看到美貌的女子，欣赏自然风光，观赏艺术作品等。举个例子来说，一个到华盛顿来访问的人也许会说：</p><p> 例句-1: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Gallery">Gallery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Art">Art</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="feasting">feasting</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="paintings">paintings</span>.</p><p> 这个人说：我最喜欢的地方是国家艺术馆。我化了整整一个下午在那里欣赏他们的现代绘画,真是饱尝了眼福。</p><p> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="feast">feast</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="on">on</span>还可以用在食品方面。我们下面来举个例子吧：</p><p> 例句-2: <span word="m">m</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="diet">diet</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feast">feast</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cakes">cakes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bakery">bakery</span> <span word="window">window</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="resisted">resisted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temptation">temptation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>.</p><p> 这个人说：我正在设法减肥，想减轻我的体重十磅。为此，我只是到那些面包房去饱饱眼福，但是尽量克制自己不进去买东西吃。</p><p> 美国人一般来说是很喜欢吃蛋糕、奶油、冰淇淋等甜食。但是目前，从健康出发，很多人很注意自己的体重，因此人们对食品中的糖份很敏感，特别是体重超重的人，往往克制自己的食欲而避免吃蛋糕之类的甜食。实在克制不住的时候，吃了甜食就好像犯了什么错误一样。因此，好多人乾脆不去看那些五颜六色、花色繁多的点心柜台，免得自己馋得忍不住。</p>
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