有趣的水果俚语
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有趣的水果俚语
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。
top banana
大老板
例:Who's your top banana?
谁是你们的老板?
a lemon
没有价值的商品
例:That car is a lemon.
那辆小汽车不值钱。
Angela: "What's wrong with him?"
Andy: "His nose is out of joint because we forgot to invite him to the party."
安吉拉:他怎么了?
安迪:因为我们忘记邀请他参加聚会,他鼻子都快气歪了。
Your "nose is out of joint" when the look on your face and the way you act shows other people that you are upset.
中文意思:鼻子气歪了;很生气,很失望。
Angela: "I've been accepted by the university, and they've offered me a position on the basketball team!"
Andy: "That's wonderful! Icing on the cake."
安吉拉:我已经被这所大学接收了,他们让我在篮球队工作。
安迪:太棒了,简直是锦上添花呀!
We all love to eat delicious cake, and sometimes the cake has an extra sweet layer of icing on the top; that is the icing on the cake.
中文意思:锦上添花。
与动物有关的
1. What a stupid man(驴)!
真是个傻瓜!
2. Kate is busy as a bee(蜜蜂).
凯特是个大忙人。
3. You dirty rat(老鼠)!
你这卑鄙的小人!
4. I'm hungry as a wolf!
我要饿死了!
5. What a turkey!
真是个草包!
1. I wasn't born yesterday.(我又不是三岁小孩)
2. How do I address you?(我怎么称呼你)
3. She turns me off.(她使我厌烦。)
4. So far so good.(目前为止,一切都好。)
5. Be my guest.(请便、别客气)
6. That was a close call.(太危险了/千钧一发)
7. Far from it.(一点也不。)
8. It's a pain in the neck[麻烦的事(人)].(那真是件麻烦事)
9. We're in the same boat.(我们处境相同。)
10. My mouth is watering.(我在流口水了。)
11. I ache all over.(我浑身酸痛。)
12. I have a runny nose.(我流鼻涕。)
13. Do you have any openings?(你们有空缺吗?)
14. Think nothing of it.(别放在心上。)
15. I'm not myself today.(我今天心神不宁。)
16. I have a sweet tooth.(我喜欢吃甜食。)
17. For the time being.(暂时;暂且;目前)
18. Don't beat around the bush. (别拐弯抹角了。)
19. It's up on the air[悬而未决].(尚未确定。)
20. It slipped my mind.(我忘了。)
21. You can't please[使人感到满意和愉快] everyone.(你不可能讨好每一个人。)
22. I'm working on[着手;从事] it.(我正在努力。)
23. You bet!(当然!)
24. Drop me a line[短信].(写封信给我)
25. Are you pulling my leg[同某人开玩笑;取笑]?(你在开我玩笑吗?)
26. I'll keep my ears open.(我会留意的。
27. Neck and neck.(不分上下。)
28. I'm feeling under the weather.(我觉得不舒服/精神不好/情绪低落。)
29. Don't get me wrong[误解].(不要误会我。)
30. You're the boss.(听你的。)
31. If I were in your shoes[处在某人的位置].(如果我是你的话。)
32. Over my dead body!(休想)
33. It'll come to me.(我会想起来的。)
34. I will play it by ear[见机行事;临时现做].(我会见机行事的;到时候再说。)
35. Let's talk over coffee.(我们边喝边谈。)
36. Take it easy.(轻松一点;别紧张;放松放松;再见。) [这是美国人最喜欢说的话,也