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从水果、蔬菜中学习俚语
Apple(苹果)
to be the apple of one’s eye
exp. to be one’s favorite 掌上明珠;心爱物
·She’s the apple of her father’s eye. 她是她父亲的掌上明珠
the Big Apple
exp. New York 大苹果城[即纽约]
·I live in the Big Apple. 我住在大苹果城。
compare apples and oranges
exp. to compare two things that simply cannot be compared比较两个无法相比的事物
·That’s ridiculous. Now you’re comparing apples and oranges. 真可笑,你这是拿两种无法相比的东西作比较,就好像苹果和桔子。
"How do you like them apples?"
exp. "What do you think of that?" 你认为那怎么样?
*注:这是对某种冒犯性行为做出报复后所说的话。
关于apple用法的补充:
1、apple-polisher 马屁精
例如:She is a real apple-polisher for the way she’s crawling around the boss and making eyes at him. 她是一个马屁精,整天围着老板眉来眼去的。
2、The rotten apple injures its neighbours. 一只烂, 烂一筐; 一个坏朋友可以影响一群好人。
3、谚语:
Throw away the apple because of the core. 因噎废食
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 日吃苹果一只,身体健康不求医。
4、习惯用语:
as like as an apple to an oyster 毫无相同之处
bad apple,rotten apple (美俚)坏家伙
polish the apple (美俚)拍马屁, 讨好
upset sb.’s apple cart 破坏某人计划 |
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