“残羹剩饭”常见的英文表达是 leftovers。它指用餐后剩余的食物,既可以是家庭用餐后的剩菜,也可用于餐厅等场合。例如:
I hate eating leftovers for days.(我讨厌连续几天都吃剩饭。)
We'll have leftovers for dinner tonight.(我们今晚的晚餐就吃这些剩菜了 。)
此外,scraps of food 也可用来表达“残羹剩饭”,更强调零碎的食物残渣,比如:
The dog was eating scraps of food from the table.(狗在吃桌上的残羹剩饭。)