Cook up an idea 精心策劃一件事

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“Cook” 作動詞時的意思是 “烹調，做飯”，表達 “cook up an idea” 就用 “cook” 的這個動詞含義來比喻 “像是把很多食材放在一起烹制美食一樣，精心炮制、精心策劃一件事”。聽對話，學習 “地道英語” 表達 “cook up an idea” 的用法。

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Phil
Welcome to Authentic Real English, with me, Phil…

Feifei
And me, Feifei.

Phil
We have an expression which means to carefully plan an idea – it’s ‘cook up an idea’.

Feifei
‘Cook up an idea’. So, are there any ideas that you’ve been cooking up, Phil?

Phil
Yes, it’s my son’s birthday soon – and I’m trying to cook up a party idea that he’ll really like.

Feifei
Children can be hard to please, so I hope you can cook up a good idea.

Phil
Don’t worry, I’ve been thinking about this for months – it takes time to cook up an idea this well. It’s going to be a surprise party.

Feifei
I love surprise parties! I threw a surprise party for my parents last year. It was amazing, but I spent a long time cooking up the idea. “Cook up an idea” 這個表達很形象，它聽起來像是你把很多食材放在一起，然後做成一個特別的東西。

Phil
Yes, sometimes you need a lot of things to cook up an idea. It can be hard work! Let’s hear some more examples.

Examples
Don’t disturb her! She’s working on her own to cook up an idea for our project.

You’ve always wanted to start up a company. I’m glad you’ve managed to cook up this idea!

I didn’t know how we were going to see all those places in one day, but I hadn’t realised Paulo had been cooking up a plan. It was amazing!

Feifei
你正在收聽的是 AYYBLOG英語教學的 “地道英語” 節目。我們正在學習 “cook up an idea” 這個表達。它的意思就是 “to carefully plan something（精心策劃某事）”。我們還可以說 “cook up a plan”，意思就是 “精心制定一個計劃”。不論是 “cook up an idea” 還是 “cook up a plan”，重點都是單詞 “cook”，它暗示瞭這個計劃是人們精心炮制出的結果。

Phil
You could say that the best plans have many ingredients, and that you have to combine them in the right way. That’s why the best ideas can take some time to cook up.

Feifei
That reminds me, I’ve got a couple of friends visiting, and they don’t really like each other, but I’ve cooked up a plan to get them to speak to each other.

Phil
Well, I hope it works, and we’ll see you next time! Bye.

Feifei
Bye-bye!