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下礼拜我要在家大摆筵席，请十多个朋友来吃饭。我从来没给这么多人做过饭，心里有点犯嘀咕。要是换成我妈，肯定一点不怵。在她看来，给一大家子人做饭不过是小菜一碟。就像英语中说的：with one hand tied behind ones back. With one hand tied behind ones back, 意思是把一只手绑在背后，其实是指做某事非常熟练，轻而易举。类似我们中文里说的“我闭着眼睛都能做!” 准备十多个客人的晚饭，对我妈妈来说就是这么轻而易举的事， she can do it with one hand tied behind her back. 她闭着眼睛都能做! 生活中有各式各样的达人，拥有让我们羡慕的手艺，比如下面这段话中的电脑高手： 例句-1：When my computer crashed again, I was almost resigned to buying a new one. Luckily, my friend Scotty came over. Within an hour, he got my PC running again, removed a virus and installed a new hard drive. It wasnt hard for him at all. In fact, he says he can fix a computer with one hand tied behind his back. 这段话说：我的电脑又荡机了，这次我几乎放弃了，准备买台新的。幸运的是，我的朋友Scotty来到我家，不到一个小时，他就让我的电脑重新运转起来，还清除了一个病毒，安了个新硬盘。这些事情对他来说一点不难。事实上，他说他闭着眼睛都能修电脑。 我们可以把这样的电脑人才通称为computer geek. Geek指特别喜欢钻研某种技术或技巧的人。比如，我有个朋友特别喜欢数学，他就是math geek, 数学高手。那些让我看了如坠云雾的数学题，he can solve them with one hand tied behind his back. 他轻而易举地就能做出来。 | 
