这个短语的字面解释是“懒惰苏珊”,这是什么意思呢?请看对话:
A: Take a seat and feel at home, John. My friend is happy that you accepted the offer to tutor his son. So he is treating us to a dinner at this nice Cantonese restaurant.
B: Wow! Look at the Lazy Susan! It carries so many delicious dishes!
Note: A Lazy Susan, or Lazy Suzy, is a turntable (rotating tray) placed on a table or countertop to aid in moving food. Lazy Susans may be made from a variety of materials but are usually glass, wood, or plastic. They are usually circular and placed in the center of a circular table to share dishes easily among the diners. They are especially common at formal Chinese restaurants both in China and abroad. A similar term is “dumbwaiter.”
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