For one, this goes right against the proverbial “all calories are equal.”

首先 这和公认的“卡路里都是等价”的概念背道而驰。

Personal-finance experts have long considered the proverbial nest egg to be sacrosanct.

长期以来，个人理财专家都认为众所周知的（养老）存款是坚决不能染指的。

Sometimes they look at me like the proverbial bird in the punch bowl.

有的时候他们看我就像俗话中的" 扫兴使（屎）者" 一样。

Sounds like you're still searching for a needle in the proverbial haystack.

看来你还是在大海捞针啊。

It was like the proverbial threading of a needle, only with life-and-death consequences.

这就像众所周知的穿针引线一样，只是它会带来生或死的后果。

It is no exaggeration to describe Cambridge as being as flat as the proverbial pancake.

说剑桥地势如平底锅一样毫不夸张。

Do you know what is lovely? This is the proverbial rifling through your recipe drawers. Yeah.

这是你在抽屉寻宝发现的？太棒了！

Even talking to you is sufficiently menial that I can feel the proverbial juices starting to flow.

就算和你讲话也够低贱的咧 让我不禁感觉思如泉涌啊。

Two days after I kicked the proverbial bucket, my husband asked my neighbors to do me a favor.

在我升天两日之后，我丈夫让邻居们帮个忙。

I, when I'm on the road I tend to be the proverbial early to bed, early to rise.

早睡早起。

To single out a few particular stars from billions is like looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack.

从数十亿颗恒星中挑出几个特别的恒星，就像大海捞针。

Next time, we'll talk about what happens after you get your foot through the proverbial door: the interview.

下次，我们将讨论当你踏入那个众所周知的大门之后会发生的事：面试。

We are the proverbial frogs in boiling water.

我们是众所周知的沸水中的青蛙。

I'm right up the proverbial creek here.

我就在这众所周知的小溪上。

They are the proverbial canary in a coal mine.

他们是众所周知的煤矿中的金丝雀。

And let's not forget the proverbial watercooler conversations.

让我们不要忘记众所周知的饮水机对话。

And it's the proverbial country of the blind.

它就像是一国盲人的寓言故事。

Like the proverbial cheese, I stand alone.

我就像德国童谣唱的奶酪一样 独自生存。

What do we have here, the proverbial black book, hmm?

看我这找到了什么 一本小黑本耶？

These are sort of the proverbial forks in the road.

这是众所周知的岔路口。