Certainly, microwaves would work: a test carried out in 2008 transmitted useful amounts of microwave energy between two Hawaiian islands 148km (92 miles) apart, so penetrating the 100km of the atmosphere would be a doddle.

当然，微波也能完成此项工作：2008年科研人员对微波验，他们在两座相距148公里（92英里）的夏威夷岛屿之间成功地传送大量微波能量，因此微波要穿透100公里的大气层也将是轻而易举的事。

If we say something is a doddle, it means it's easy to do.

如果我们说某事“doddle”，那就意味着它很容易到。

I'm not winding you up, love. It's a doddle (It's easy).

我没有吓唬你，亲爱的。这很简单。

It took nearly six months to get a first version of the site up and running. By comparison, setting up Mr Ravikant's latest venture, AngelList, a social network for startups and investors, was a doddle.

他们花将近半年时间才将网站建立起来并运行第一个版本。 相比之下，拉维坎特建立他最新的一项事业——为创业者和投资者建立的网站AngelList则显得轻而易举。

Well, you know, having said that, it was inverted full throttle at 42,000 feet, but it's a different definition of " doddle" .

不过想想看，全速俯冲的飞机加上 42000 英尺的高度，好像也没那么轻松吧。

The test was a doddle, and I got full marks.

考试轻轻松松，我得满分。

Walking to work will definitely be a doddle!

步行上班肯定是小菜一碟！

In fact, it's such a doddle, maybe I can show you how to fix it, Rob?

事上，它是如此容易，也许我可以教你如何修理它，罗布？

According to the instructions, building this bookshelf should be a doddle.

按照说明书，搭这个书架应该是轻而易举的事。

You're listening to The English We Speak from BBC Learning English, and we're hearing about the expression a doddle.

欢迎收听BBC《地英语》节目，我们正在讨论的是表达“doddle”。

The demands of modern life and a desire for a better work-life balance has driven the trend, along with improved technology, which makes doing most tasks at home a doddle.

现代生活的需求和对更好的工作与生活平衡的渴望推动这一趋势，再加上技术的进步，这使得在家完成大部分任务变得轻而易举。

Thus equipped, it might seem that getting Americans back to the Moon, as the agency was told to do by then-vice-president Mike Pence five years ago, should be a doddle.

有这样的装备，让美国人重返月球（正如五年前时任副总统迈克·彭斯要求该机构的那样）似乎是小菜一碟。

Getting to the museum is a doddle; you only need to take one train straight there.

去博物馆很容易，你只需要搭乘一趟直达列车。

Sure, I can help you with that – it's a doddle.

当然，我可以帮你，这是小菜一碟。

Oh no. Maybe fixing your puncture won't be such a doddle after all.

哦，不。 也许补好你的车胎并不是那么容易的。