帶著吃的到戶外吃一頓
核心畫面本身，以及從畫面裡拆出來的兩個角度：一個是那頓飯這件事，一個是籃子裡那些吃的，再加上「去做這件事」的動詞。
outdoor meal · noun · A1
a meal that you take and eat outdoors, especially in a park or the country
野餐
核心畫面
Picture a meal that has been picked up and carried out of the house: the food is packed into a basket or bag, and the eating happens on the grass, on a rug, under a tree. A picnic can be thought of as a whole little scene rather than just food — the going out, the sitting down, the sharing, the easy mood. Because the scene is such a relaxed, pleasant one, English can also use it as a measuring stick for how easy something is.
可以想成一頓「被端出門的飯」：食物先裝進籃子或袋子，然後在草地上、野餐墊上、樹蔭下吃掉。picnic 比較像是一整個…更多收起
可以想成一頓「被端出門的飯」：食物先裝進籃子或袋子，然後在草地上、野餐墊上、樹蔭下吃掉。picnic 比較像是一整個小場景，而不只是那些食物——出門、坐下、一起分著吃、心情很鬆。也正因為這個畫面又輕鬆又愉快，英文乾脆拿它當尺，用來量一件事到底輕不輕鬆。Two branches
拿輕鬆的畫面當尺（be no picnic）
野餐給人的感覺就是不費力、很享受，所以英文把它翻過來用：說一件事「不是野餐」，就等於說它一點都不輕鬆。
be no picnic · noun · A1
used in be no picnic to say that something is very hard and needs a lot of work
絕非易事
原始詞典資料7 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
picnicnoun/ˈpɪknɪk/
- 1
An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink.
- We went out for a picnic in the forest.
- 2
The meal eaten at such a gathering.
- 3
An easy or pleasant task.
- We remind the guests that dealing with this problem is no picnic, and to be patient.
- "Don't put your hand on me," said Uncle Henry irritably. "I'm crawling with lice. War would be a picnic if it wasn't for lice and dysentery. […]
- 4
obsoleteAn entertainment at which each person contributed some dish to a common table.
- 5
A cut of pork from the shoulder area (above the front leg) of a pig.
- Smoked picnics of medium weights - from 6 to 8 pounds - are selling at wholesale at present for about half the price of fancy hams. Standard bacon of medium weights is another smoked product that is selling […]
- Smoked picnics (calas) are pork shoulders with the butt portion removed just beyond the knuckle bone. Shoulder butts are boneless […]
picnicverb/ˈpɪknɪk/
- 1
To take part in a picnic.
- And I'll never forget the chillingly instinctive racism. "Sure is pretty countryside. Pity it's spoiled by the niggers picknickin."
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。