lazy as Lawrence极其懒惰

【使用地区】：英国

【释义】：

The Romans burned the Christian martyr St．Lawrence alive on a gridiron over a slow fire，and legend has it that he addressed his torturers ironically with the words“I am roasted enough on this side．Turn me around，and eat．”Over the years the legend has become more British，and St．Lawrence’s words are now“Turn me around；for this side is quite done，”which is supposed to signify that the martyr was too lazy to move in the flames．More probably the expression lazy as Lawrence has something to do with the heat of St．Lawrence Day，August 10．

罗马人把基督教殉难者圣劳伦斯放在烤架上用文火活活烧死。传说，他用讽刺的口气对虐待者说：“我这边已烤好了。把我翻过来吃掉吧。”该传说经年历久变得更为英国化，圣劳伦斯的话现在变成了“把我翻过来吧，我这边已烤得够熟了。”人们认为此话表明，殉难者在火中懒得不想动。该用语更有可能与8月10日的圣劳伦斯节的狂热有关。