Lead-Pipe Cinch——輕而易舉

** stuff remarkably easy to do // absolute certainty; assured success; sure to happen

~~輕而易舉；毫不費勁；非常容易 // 毫無疑問；很有把握；必定會發生的事；不能逃避的事實

~~ (it’s a cinch); a breeze; piece of cake; slam dunk // sure thing; sure bet; shoo in

!! “Cinch” came from Mexican cincha, for saddle-girth on horses. Operating the cincha is sure and easy. But, cinchas are made of leather, canvas, or braided horsehair, not lead pipe.

“Cinch”來自墨西哥語的 cincha，意為馬的肚帶或鞍圍。操作cincha既安全又容易，但cinchas是由皮革、帆布或編織的馬毛製成的，而不是鉛管。

!! “Lead-pipe cinch,” originated in 19 centuryAmerica, alluding to a short lead pipe, called cinch, that was used to connect “out of line” rigid pipes, because of its bendability.

“Lead -pipe cinch”起源於十九世紀的美國，指一種稱為cinch的短鉛管，由於其可彎曲性，被用來連接“不對線”的硬管。

!! “Lead-pipe cinch” (a short leather-covered lead pipe club), might allude to criminals using it to knock down their victim.

“Lead-pipe cinch”（一種皮革覆蓋的短鉛管棍棒）可能暗指犯罪分子用它來擊倒受害者。

>> Mathematics is a lead-pipe cinch subject for logically gifted students.

對於邏輯上佳的學生來說，數學科會是輕而易舉的科目。

>> Total inbound tourists in Macau will lead-pipe cinch increase by multiples in the Spring Festival Golden Week after total opening-up of COVID.

疫情全面開放後，春節黃金周澳門總入境旅客將毫無疑問以倍數增長。

學勤進修教育中心英語專科導師 李啟文　　教授