誰是誰的“飯票”

日常生活中，如果我們說，某某是我的飯票，那就是說，某某為我提供主要的生活來源。其實，英語中也有相同的用法。Meal ticket一詞除了字面表示的“餐票”意思之外，也可以指某人的生活來源依靠。

Meal ticket may refer to a) a ticket that entitles the bearer to meals in a specified restaurant, especially when meals purchased in this manner are offered at reduced rates; b) someone upon whom one is dependent for one's income or livelihood, for example, selfish children who look upon their father only as a meal ticket; or c) something, as an object or ability possessed by a person, that is necessary to that person's livelihood, for example, the radio announcer's voice was his meal ticket. (Source: reference.com)

Meal ticket（飯票）可指在指定餐館就餐的餐票，以此種方式就餐通常可以享受折扣；或者指某人收入或生活的主要來源，如，自私的孩子們只是把自己的父親當成了飯票；或指某人賴以生存的一個物品或一項技能，比如，電臺播音員的聲音就是他的飯票。

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（中國日報網英語點津 Helen）

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