pan的含義可多啦，除了指“平底鍋”外，還可指“蛋糕烤盤，秤盤，抽水馬桶，淘金盤”等;用作動(dòng)詞時(shí)可表示“嚴(yán)厲批評(píng)，淘金”等。
習(xí)語揭秘：
1.-Why do you have a long face?
-That’s because I jumped out of the frying pan into the fire. The money problem is driving me crazy。
[點(diǎn)津]
jump out of the frying pan into the fire相當(dāng)于漢語中的“剛出油鍋又跳進(jìn)火坑”，表示情況不但沒有轉(zhuǎn)好，反而更加糟糕。
例：We realize we’ve jumped out of the frying pan into the fire, so we don’t feel relaxed at all. 我們意識(shí)到自己剛出油鍋又跳進(jìn)了火坑，所以感覺一點(diǎn)兒都不輕松。
[追根溯源]
這個(gè)習(xí)慣用語最早出現(xiàn)在十六世紀(jì)早期一名英國作家的筆下。他把情況越來越糟比喻成“放在平底鍋里用油煎的一條活蹦亂跳的魚，跳出煎鍋卻掉進(jìn)了熊熊爐火中”。
2.-Done! The stone castle is taking shape now。
-Thank you for your help, or it would have gone down the pan。
[點(diǎn)津]
go down the pan是英國俚語，指“被糟蹋，變得無用，成為廢物”。
例：If you don’t want it to go down the pan, you’d better do as I told you. 如果你不想它變得毫無用處，你最好照我說的那樣做。
3.-Have you heard of the band called "Green Monsters"?
-Yes. It became a hit three years ago, but it was only a flash in the pan。
[點(diǎn)津]
pan在此意為“淘金盤”，在淘金盤里發(fā)現(xiàn)有閃光，就表示有金屑在里面。由于淘金盤轉(zhuǎn)速較快，這種閃光只是一閃而過，所以a flash in the pan表示“曇花一現(xiàn)”，比喻美好的事物或成功的人出現(xiàn)的時(shí)間很短。
例：During wartime, the peaceful moments like this are nothing but a flash in the pan. 在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)期間，像這樣的安寧時(shí)刻只不過是曇花一現(xiàn)。
4.-Will you forgive the guy who destroyed your plan?
-I don’t know. It depends on how things pan out。
[點(diǎn)津]
pan out本意為“淘出金子”，引申為“成功，結(jié)果是”。
例：Your idea is too ideal. It won’t pan out. 你的想法太理想化，是不會(huì)實(shí)現(xiàn)的。
[知識(shí)拓展]
pancake指“煎餅”，as flat as a pancake指“非常平坦的”。
例：I like going climbing. That’s why I dislike areas that are as flat as a pancake. 我喜歡登山，因此我不喜歡一馬平川的地方。
