
各种水果的寓意.doc
4页1 1.. AppleApple 苹果苹果toto bebe thethe appleapple ofof sb’ssb’s eyeeye 某人的掌上明珠某人的掌上明珠e.g. She is the apple of her father’s eye. 她是她父亲的掌上明珠The apple of one's eye 掌上明珠 例:May is the apple of her father's eye. 梅是她父亲的掌上明珠the Big Apple 纽约城 例:The little girl is from the Big Apple. 这个女孩来自于纽约城2 2.. CherryCherry 樱桃樱桃toto havehave anotheranother bitebite atat thethe cherrycherry 有做某事的第二次机会有做某事的第二次机会e.g. Jim failed at his first try, but he was lucky enough to have another bite at the cherry.吉姆第一次尝试没有成功, 可幸运的是他还有一次机会.bowl of cherries 看到一碗红红的、令你垂涎三尺的樱桃,是不是感到生活是 多么的美好与精彩?bowl of cherries 就是指精彩的、绝妙的(to be wonderful) Life is not always a bowl of cherries, isn't it?3 3.. BananaBanana 香蕉香蕉toto gogo bananasbananas 发怒发怒, ,发狂发狂e.g. Dad will go bananas when he sees this.爸爸看到这一切会发怒的.top banana 大老板 例:Who's your top banana? 谁是你们的老板?1.bananas 在俚语中是指发疯的(to be crazy): I am so bored that I'm going bananas.(我烦的要死,快要发疯了。
像这个意思的词组大家比较熟悉的是 nuts,比如说 Are you nuts?(你疯了么?) 2.play second banana 这个词组的意思是次要人物,替补的当你抱怨你打篮 球总是替补时,你就可以哀怨的说一句:I always play second banana in the basketball matches. 3.top banana 是指领袖、老板(boss)的意思当同事抱怨老板苛刻时,你也 可以无奈地说一句:He's simply the top banana in our company.4 4.. GrapeGrape 葡萄葡萄toto bebe soursour grapesgrapes 吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸e.g. He says he didn’t want to marry her anyway, but that’s just sour grapes.他说他根本不想娶她, 那不过是吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸罢了. sour grapes 这个从字面就可以才出来,就是“酸葡萄”了!I don't care that I didn't win the car.I wouldn't want a car and I prefer walking,anyway.I suppose that's just sour grapes.(我不在乎我没赢得那辆轿车,本来我就不想要,我还是 觉得步行比较好。
也许我只 不过是吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸吧5 5.. GooseberryGooseberry 醋栗醋栗toto playplay gooseberrygooseberry 做不知趣的人做不知趣的人e.g. I didn’t wish to play gooseberry. 我不想当个不知趣的人.6 6.. FigFig 无花果无花果notnot toto carecare a a figfig forfor sth.sth. 毫不理会毫不理会e.g. I don’t care a fig what others think of me. 我毫不在乎别人 对我有什么想法.7 7.. LemonLemon 柠檬柠檬toto bebe a a lemonlemon 出毛病的东西出毛病的东西( (尤指汽车尤指汽车);); 愚蠢的人愚蠢的人e.g. He has an old Beetle and that’s a real lemon. 他有辆甲壳虫 车,但老是出毛病.I felt such a lemon when I realized I’d gone on the wrong day.当我意识到我过去的错误时,我觉得自己简直苯极了.a lemon 没有价值的商品 例:That car is a lemon. 那辆小汽车不值钱。
8 8.. PeachPeach 桃子桃子toto bebe a a peachpeach 美人儿美人儿; ; 同类事物中最好的同类事物中最好的e.g. She’s a real peach. 她真是个美人.That’s a peach of shot. 打得真棒.a real peach 极好的,美妙的,不过通常用来讽刺和挖苦人He is a real peach.(他可真是个大好人啊!)9 9.. PeanutPeanut 花生花生toto bebe peanutspeanuts 极少量的极少量的( (尤其指钱尤其指钱) )e.g. She gets paid peanuts for doing that job. 她那份工作报酬极低.10.10. PlumPlum 李子李子toto getget a a plumplum 得到一份报酬高的工作得到一份报酬高的工作e.g. She’s got a plum of a job! 她得到了一份高薪的工作. Fruit fruit 是指同性恋的人(homosexual),但是这个词带有很强的贬义,千万要慎 用而同性恋人中能予接受的词是 gay.。












