如果遇到別人和你說(shuō)“You are a lemon”,可別認(rèn)為只是字面意思哦,它其實(shí)是指“你是個(gè)無(wú)用之人”,那么還有哪些與水果相關(guān)的英語(yǔ)俚語(yǔ)呢?
1.top banana大領(lǐng)導(dǎo)、大人物
例句:
You'll get the chance to have an interview by the top banana.
你將有機(jī)會(huì)由公司老板親自面試。
2.bad apple壞人
bad apple不只是壞蘋果,還有壞人的意思。
例句:
?、貶e was a bad apple, and I'm glad we broke up.
他是個(gè)壞蛋,很高興我們已經(jīng)分手了。
②There's always a bad apple in every bunch.
哪兒都有害群之馬。
3.a bowl of cherries樂(lè)事,美事
例句:
Unfortunately life is not a bowl[b??l] of cherries and you have to work hard for your living.
很遺憾生活不是舒適和享受,你必須為生活而奮發(fā)工作。
4.compare apples and oranges不能相提并論的
例句:
Comparing Lady Gaga and Pikachu is like comparing apples and oranges.
將 Lady Gaga和皮卡丘相比較,就如同比較蘋果和桔子,他們完全不同,不能相提并論。
5.You're such a peach!你真好?。?/p>
例句:
Thanks for helping! You're such a peach!
謝謝你幫忙,你真好?。?nbsp;
6.sour grapes吃不到葡萄就說(shuō)葡萄酸
例句:
She said my purse is ugly, and I think it's a case of sour grapes.
她說(shuō)我的包包很難看,我覺(jué)得這是吃不到葡萄就說(shuō)葡萄酸。
7.banana republic指國(guó)家弱或者腐敗
例句:
Before Castro, Cuba was considered something of a banana republic.
卡斯特羅上臺(tái)前,人們認(rèn)為古巴就是一個(gè)香蕉共和國(guó),在國(guó)際政治中沒(méi)有任何作用。
8.go bananas變興奮,變瘋狂
But if you go bananas, you are wild with excitement or worry.
如果說(shuō)你go bananas,就是說(shuō)你因興奮和擔(dān)憂變得瘋狂。
例句:
Your dad will go bananas if he finds out you were driving drunk.
你老爸要是發(fā)現(xiàn)你酒駕,他會(huì)氣瘋了。
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