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1、Adamsapple-喉结BigApple-NewYorkCity纽约市asAmericanasapplepie-usedtosaythatsomethingistypicalofAmerica典型美国式的;地道美国式的arottenapple-onebadpersonwhohasabadeffectonothersinagroup带来恶劣影响的人;害群之马theappleofsomebodyseye-apersonorthingthatislovedmorethananyother心肝宝贝;掌上明珠Sheistheappleofherfatherseye.她是她父亲的掌上明珠.与水果有关的英
2、语习语从苹果开始我们的“水果之旅”：美国人爱吃苹果派，不难看出他们对苹果是情有独钟。所以我们描述一个非常地道的美国人，就可以说He is as American as apple pie.而要描述一个地方非常整洁、井井有条，可以说Everything here is in apple-pie order.通常，卖苹果的商贩会将苹果擦得锃亮以勾起人们的购买欲望，但是apple-polisher可不是“擦苹果的人”，而是“溜须拍马的人”，动词是apple-polish.我们常说的”掌上明珠“在英语中叫 “the apple of ones eye”.比如说“梅是她父亲的掌上明珠”，就是May is
3、 the apple of her fathers eye.大写的(the)Big Apple,是美国的纽约市。英语中与水果有关的词语还有：top/big banana是大老板。Whos your top/big banana?谁是你们的老板？go bananas是指一个人“大发雷霆”。Tom was worried that his parents would go bananas when they found out that he had put a dent in their car.汤姆担心一旦他父亲发现他们的汽车被他撞出一块凹痕，就会大发雷霆。也可用来指一个人“发狂”。例如：He
4、 went bananas when he was informed of passing college entrance examination.当被告知通过高考时，他高兴得发狂。lemon柠檬，指“劣质商品”。例如：His car was a lemon-it broke down in a month.他的车质量有问题，一个月内坏了两次。Sour grapes 酸葡萄，也就是我们常说的“吃不着葡萄就说葡萄酸”，例如：He said he didnt want the job anyway, but thats just sour grapes.他说他不想干这份工作，只不过是吃不着葡萄说
5、葡萄酸而已。这里要注意，sour grapes 虽然是复数形式，与之搭配的动词则是单数形式。看完习语，再来了解一下各种水果的说法吧。Berry 浆果、莓/梅，常见的有：strawberry, 草莓waxberry,杨梅，还有时下比较流行的 blueberry,蓝莓mulberry.桑椹。Cranberry,酸草莓，raspberry/blackberry,覆盆子，黑莓。顺便说一句，Cranberry还是美国一个流行乐队的名字，王菲的演唱风格就是模仿这个乐队的。melon是瓜类的总称，但不能见瓜就用melon.如南瓜pumpkin, 冬瓜white/wax gourd, 黄瓜cucumber,木
6、瓜papaya,等就除外。西瓜watermelon, 哈密瓜Hami melon/cantaloupe, 甜瓜，muskmelon.apple-polisher 溜须拍马的人，动词是 apple-polishthe apple of ones eye 掌上明珠，大写的(the)Big Apple,是美国的纽约市。May is the apple of her fathers eye.apple-pie order 指“非常有序”Everything here is in apple-pie order.peaches and cream 漂亮的粉红色a peaches-and-cream co
7、mplexion 白里透红的面容.top/big banana 大老板Whos your top/big banana?谁是你们的老板？go bananas是指一个人“大发雷霆”。Tom was worried that his parents would go bananas when they found out that he had put a dent in their car.汤姆担心一旦他父亲发现他们的汽车被他撞出一块凹痕，就会大发雷霆。Sour grapes 酸葡萄，也就是我们常说的“吃不着葡萄就说葡萄酸”。He said he didnt want the job anywa
8、y, but thats just sour grapes.他说他不想干这份工作，只不过是吃不着葡萄说葡萄酸而已。这里要注意，sour grapes 虽然是复数形式，与之搭配的动词则是单数形式。have/get two bites at the cherry 有做某事的第二次机会，作第二次的尝试从苹果开始我们的“水果之旅”：美国人爱吃苹果派，不难看出他们对苹果是情有独钟。所以我们描述一个非常地道的美国人，就可以说He is as American as apple pie.而要描述一个地方非常整洁、井井有条，可以说Everything here is in apple-pie order。通常
9、，卖苹果的商贩会将苹果擦得锃亮以勾起人们的购买欲望，但是apple-polisher可不是“擦苹果的人”，而是“溜须拍马的人”，动词是apple-polish.我们常说的”掌上明珠“在英语中叫 “the apple of ones eye”.比如说“梅是她父亲的掌上明珠”，就是May is the apple of her fathers eye.大写的(the)Big Apple,是美国的纽约市。英语中与水果有关的词语还有：top/big banana是大老板。Whos your top/big banana?谁是你们的老板？go bananas是指一个人“大发雷霆”。Tom was wor
10、ried that his parents would go bananas when they found out that he had put a dent in their car.汤姆担心一旦他父亲发现他们的汽车被他撞出一块凹痕，就会大发雷霆。也可用来指一个人“发狂”。例如：He went bananas when he was informed of passing college entrance examination.当被告知通过高考时，他高兴得发狂。lemon柠檬，指“劣质商品”。例如：His car was a lemon-it broke down in a month.他的车质量有问题，一个月内坏了两次。sour grapes 酸葡萄，也就是我们常说的“吃不着葡萄就说葡萄酸”，例如：He said he didnt want the job anyway, but thats just sour grapes.他说他不想干这份工作，只不过是吃不着葡萄说葡萄酸而已。这里要注意，sour grapes 虽然是复数形式，与之搭配的动词则是单数形式。
