[英文成語] EYES BIGGER THAN STOMACH. - 克服眼大肚小：從慣用語學自制力

眼大肚小

「Eyes bigger than stomach」係一個形容人估計唔到自己真正能力或容量嘅諺語。喺中文我哋會講「眼大肚小」，形容啲人餐桌上揀多咗嘢放喺碟但食唔晒。例如，如果一個人喺自助餐一次過夾好多嘢，但又食唔晒，周圍嘅人就可能會評論佢「eyes are bigger than his stomach」。喺更廣泛嘅意義上，呢個熟語可以用嚟描述一個人對自己嘅能力有過高嘅期望，並且常常接下更多嘅任務或者責任而處理唔到。學習呢個熟語幫助我哋認知到自己嘅限制，並促使我哋更實際啲睇待自己嘅能力。

例句

1. At the buffet, his eyes were bigger than his stomach and he couldn't finish his plate.

   自助餐入面，佢攞嗰餐多過食量，結果食唔曬。

2. She often has eyes bigger than her stomach when ordering dessert.

   佢點甜品嘅時候通常都高估自己嘅食量。

3. Kids at parties usually have eyes bigger than their stomachs, taking more food than they can eat.

   派對上，細路通常攞多過佢哋可以食嘅嘢。