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边吃边学:关于“水果蔬菜”的英语俚语
2008-01-24 14:36
Banana(香蕉) bananas :发疯的,神经错乱的 Apple 苹果 apple of one's eye :掌上明珠;心爱物eg.She is the apple of her father's eye.她是她父亲的掌上明珠。 Big Apple :New York 大苹果城【即纽约】 eg.I live in the Big Apple.我住在大苹果城。 compare apples and oranges :比较两个无法相比的事物 eg.That's ridiculous.Now you're comparing apples and oranges . 真可笑。你是在那两种无法相比的东西作比较,就好像苹果和桔子。
Bean (豆) bean brain :idiot 白痴,笨蛋eg.He is such a bean brain.他是个大笨蛋。 beans about sth. :对某事物一无所知,一窍不通 eg.I don't know beans about computers.我对电脑一窍不通。 注意:此词语只有否定形式,“to know beans about sth.”这种说法不存在。 Bean Town :Boston,Massachusetts 豆城【指麻萨诸塞州波士顿市】 *注:波士顿市以其特产烘豆而闻名。 Beet(甜菜) beet red :(因窘迫,羞愧等) 脸红eg.She was so embarrased, she turned beet red.他窘迫得满脸通红。 Cabbage(洋白菜,甘蓝菜) cabbage:钱,金钱*注:这个词语尽管已不在常用,但偶尔也会在老影片或玩笑中听到。 carrot(胡萝卜) carrot in front of someone 开空头支票[以实践不了的诺言诱惑某人]eg.The boss told me lf I perform well on the job ,we 'll talk about a salary increase next year.But I think he's just dangling a carrot in front of me. 老板告诉我,如果我工作表现出色,明年加工资就有商量了。但我想他这不过是开了一张空头支票。 Cauliflower(花椰菜,菜花) cauliflower ears:[拳击运动员因多次受击而肿起的]开花耳朵eg.That boxer has cauliflower ears.那位拳击运动员的耳朵被打开花了。 Cherry(樱桃) bowl of cherries :精彩的,绝妙的eg.Life isn't always a bowl of cherries.生活并不总是美好的。 Corn (谷物;谷粒) “For corn sake!”:“噢,天哪!”*注:这个词语虽然已相当过时,但中老年人仍在使用。 corn :(n.)情节剧;感情表现夸张的戏剧 eg.What a bunch of corn!这一连串的情节剧真精彩啊! corny adj. 情节剧的;夸张的 eg.That movie was so corny!这部电影表现得太夸张了! cornball:adj. 荒唐的,可笑的,乡巴佬的 eg.Where did you buy that cornball hat?你从哪儿买来那顶滑稽的帽子? cucumber(黄瓜,胡瓜) cool as a cucumber :十分冷静,镇定自如eg.Although he's guilty of the crime ,he sure as cool as a cucumber. 尽管他犯了罪,却还是那么镇定自如。 |
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