“自我感觉良好”饼

    Ego是“自我”，waffle是“华夫饼”。Ego waffle是什么意思呢？请看对话：

    A: I wonder why Lindsay had to speak so fast at the department meeting this morning.

    B: She just wanted to show everybody how smart she was. She is so full of herself, I’ll bet she ate ego waffles for breakfast.

    A: Ego waffles?

    B: These are waffles made out of ego which are consumed by narcissistic people in order to sustain a delicate ego.

    A: That sounds interesting. I’d like to eat some myself!

    B: Well, compliments are a common form of ego waffles. Here’s one for you. Your new hair cut really flatters you and you look fantastic!

    A: Thank you!

    记住了吗？Ego waffle是个比喻用法，可以译成“‘自我感觉良好’饼”。