各种水果的寓意
1. Apple 苹果
to be the apple of sb’s eye 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. Cherry 樱桃
to have another bite at the cherry 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. Banana 香蕉
to go bananas 发怒,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. Grape 葡萄
to be sour grapes 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. Gooseberry 醋栗
to play gooseberry 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. Fig 无花果
not to care a fig for sth. 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. Lemon 柠檬
to be a lemon 出毛病的东西(尤指汽车); 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. Peach 桃子
to be a peach 美人儿; 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. Peanut 花生
to be peanuts 极少量的(尤其指钱)
e.g. She gets paid peanuts for doing that job. 她那份工作报酬极低.
10. Plum 李子
to get a plum 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.