蔬菜水果相关表达.docx

1、蔬菜水果相关表达Apple（苹果）to be the apple of ones eye exp. to be ones favorite 掌上明珠；心爱物 Shes the apple of her fathers eye. 她是她父亲的掌上明珠the Big Apple exp. New York 大苹果城即纽约 I live in the Big Apple. 我住在大苹果城。compare apples and oranges exp. to compare two things that simply cannot be compared比较两个无法相比的事物 Thats ridic

2、ulous. Now youre comparing apples and oranges. 真可笑，你这是拿两种无法相比的东西作比较，就好像苹果和桔子。How do you like them apples? exp. What do you think of that? 你认为那怎么样？ *注：这是对某种冒犯性行为做出报复后所说的话。Banana（香蕉）To be bananas Exp. To be crazy 发疯的；神经错乱的 That guys bananas!那家伙真是疯了。 *注意：to go bananas exp. 1. to become crazy 发疯；神经错乱 Im

3、 so bored. Im going bananas. 我厌烦得要死，都快发疯了。 2To become wild with anger 狂怒，气得发疯 She went bananas when she found him cheating. 她发现他欺骗时气得要命。To play second banana Exp. To be second choice 第二选择；次要任务 I always play second banana to her. 我总是做她的候补。Top banana Exp. Main boss 领袖；头头；大老板 Hes (the) top banana in th

4、is company. 他是这家公司的大老板。关于apple用法的补充：1、apple-polisher 马屁精 例如：She is a real apple-polisher for the way shes crawling around the boss and making eyes at him. 她是一个马屁精，整天围着老板眉来眼去的。2、The rotten apple injures its neighbours. 一只烂, 烂一筐; 一个坏朋友可以影响一群好人。3、谚语： Throw away the apple because of the core. 因噎废食An app

5、le a day keeps the doctor away. 日吃苹果一只，身体健康不求医。4、习惯用语： as like as an apple to an oyster 毫无相同之处bad apple,rotten apple （美俚）坏家伙polish the apple （美俚）拍马屁, 讨好upset sb.s apple cart 破坏某人计划Apple, a round fruit with shiny red or green skin and white flesh.苹果可是非常有营养价值的，而且还经济实惠呢。爱美的女生要记得多吃水果呦！有句话说：An apple a da

6、y keeps the doctor away.苹果这么好，自然令人喜爱啦。那么 the apple of sbs eye: a person or thing that is loved more than any other . 就是我们所说的心肝宝贝，掌上明珠。Eg.I think each girl must be the apple of her parents eye.Apple of discord，cause of contention . 指祸根。这源于希腊神话“金苹果”的故事。The use of car was an apple of discord between Jo

7、e and his wife.Apple of love 就指的是爱的信物。Eg. Hey,dont touch that bike; its my aple of love.那可是我的爱情信物。Apple of Sodom,华而不实的东西。Eg.The sofa he bought yesterday was found to be an apple of Sodom.Apple-pie order,秩序井然。Eg. before her gests arrived, the hostess had put her house in apple-pie order.在她的客人来到前，女主人要

8、把屋子收拾得井井有条。Apple-polisher 马屁精。Eg. John is such an apple-polisher; he always agrees with whatever the boss says.约翰是个马屁精，不管老板说什么，他都同意。Upset the apple-cart,扰乱秩序，把事情搞糟，拆人台。Eg. Tom really upset the apple-cart by telling Mary the truth about Jane. Tom把有关Jane的真相告诉了Marry,可真把事情搞糟了。The big apple:纽约市 Adams app

9、le 喉结。这源于圣经的故事，亚当偷吃了苹果，结果苹果卡在喉咙处，变成了喉结。你们知道吗，在英国，苹果还分烹调用和食用两类呢。也就是cooking apple; eating apple.一下子说了这么多有关苹果的短语，记不住吗？那就吃个香蕉吧，香蕉可是有助于短暂的记忆，可不是我瞎掰的哦。Banana, a long curved fruit with a thick yellow skin and soft flesh, that groves on trees in hot countries . a bunch of bananas 一把香蕉Go bananas, means to be

10、come angry, crazy or silly. 发怒，发疯。Dont talk about mathematics any more. Ill go bananas. 别再跟我提数学了，我快发疯了!香蕉软软的，那么所谓香蕉共和国，指什么呢？Banana republic means a small, poor country with a weak government, that depends on foreign money.也就是指政府无能，依靠外资的贫穷小国。在电影中，特别是喜剧电影中，总会有人通常都是举止优雅，然后，突然一下，就摔倒在地，原来是不小心踩到了香蕉皮，真是令人尴

11、尬。所以在英国口语中呢，banana skin stands for sth. that could cause difficulty or embarrassment, especially to sb. in a pubic position. 也就是指造成麻烦，使人当众出丑的事物。夏天，女生爱吃一种冰淇淋，叫香蕉船，而英文就是banana split, 要记住呦。中国有句俗语，吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸。英文也有此说，但简单很多，sour grapes, sth. used to show that you think sb. is jealous and is pretending that

12、sth. is not important 酸葡萄。Eg.He said he didnt want the job anyway, but thats just sour grapes. 他说他并不想干这份工作，其实只是吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸而已。Bean (豆)Bean brain Exp. Idiot 白痴，笨蛋 Hes such a bean brain. 他是个大笨蛋。 *注意：此词语暗示某人的脑子只有豆子那么大。Not to know beans about something Exp. Not to know anything about something 对某事物一无所知 I d

13、ont 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 something”这种说法不存在。Bean Town Exp. Boston, Massachusetts 豆城 指马萨诸塞州波士顿市 *注：波士顿市以其特产烘豆而闻名Beet（甜菜）Beet red Exp. To be extremely red from blushing, embarrassment, etc. 因窘迫、羞愧等脸红 She was so embarrassed she turned beet red. 她窘得满脸通

14、红。但red beet 是指“红甜菜”噢！Cabbage（洋白菜、甘蓝菜）Cabbage n. money 钱，金钱 *注：这个词语尽管已不再常用，但偶尔也会在老影片或玩笑中听到。Carrot（胡萝卜）To dangle a carrot in front of someone Exp. To tempt someone with an unobtainable offer 开空头支票以 实践不了的诺言诱惑某人 The boss told me if I perform well on the job, well talk about a salary increase next year.

15、But I think hes 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 Exp. Swollen ears usually resulting from a boxing match 拳击运动员因多次受击而肿起的开花耳朵 That boxer has cauliflower ears. 那位拳击运动员的耳朵被打开花了。Cherry （樱桃）(to be a) bowl of cherries e

16、xp. To be wonderful 精彩的，绝妙的 Life isnt always a bowl of cherries. 生活并不总是美好的。Corn（谷物；谷粒）For corn sake! exclam. Oh, my goodness! “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. melodrama, overemotional drama 情节剧；感情表现夸张的戏剧 What a bunch of corn! 这一连串的情节剧真精彩啊！ *亦作：corny adj. melodramatic 情节剧的；夸张的 The movie was s

17、o corny! 这部电影表现得太夸张了！cornball adj. ridiculous 荒唐的，可笑的 Where did you buy that cornball hat? 你从哪儿买来的那顶滑稽的帽子？Cucumber（黄瓜，胡瓜）(to be) cool as a cucumber exp. to be calm and composed 十分冷静，镇定自如 Although hes guilty of the crime, he sure is cool as a cucumber. 尽管他犯了罪，却还是那么镇定自如。Fruit （水果；果实）n. (derogatory) ho

18、mosexual 贬义同性恋的人 I think that guys a fruit. 我觉得那家伙是个同性恋者。 *注意：1：fruit adj. (derogatory) said of an effeminate homosexual male 贬义具女人气的同性恋男子 *注意2：“fruit”一字带有很强的贬义，同性恋者群众能予接受的词为“gay”。Fruitcake n. an insane person 蠢人；疯子 What a fruitcake! 真是个疯子！ *注意：形容词“nutty”的字面含义为“full of nuts”（满是坚果的），但通常是指“发疯的，发狂的”，因此

19、出现了下面这个很流行的双关语：to be nuttier than a fruitcakeGrapes （葡萄）(through the) grapevine exp. coming from an unofficial source, oftentimes a rumor 从非正式途径传来的；谣言；小道消息 I heard it through the grapevine. 我是听小道消息说的。sour grapes exp. devaluing something one can not have due to jealousy 酸葡萄处于妒忌而贬低自己得不到的东西 I dont care

20、 that I didnt win the car. I wouldnt want a Jaguar anyway. Its too hard to get parts and service. I suppose thats just sour grapes. 我不在乎没有赢得那辆汽车，反正本来我也不想要美洲豹牌汽车，零部件不好配，维修也不方便。也许我只是吃不到葡萄就说葡萄酸吧。Lemon （柠檬）n. worthless merchandise, junk 没有价值的商品，破烂的货 That car is a real lemon. 那部车真烂有一种花：她芳香又迷人，浪漫而又多刺。她就是玫

21、瑰，Rose。今天我们就来说说关于玫瑰的有趣的英语短语。总有人将漂亮女孩比作花朵，那么如果说The girl is the rose of the party. 也就是说 she is the most attractive girl.而如果有人对你说，You have roses in your cheeks. 千万不要一头雾水，那是在夸你面色红润。是否因为事事进展得很顺利 Everything is coming up roses.一切看起来都不错嘛，但别忘了，世上没有不带刺的玫瑰，也就是指事事不完美：Every rose has its thorn .不同颜色的玫瑰有着不同含义，红色玫瑰

22、就代表 passinate love 热烈的爱； 粉色玫瑰就指 erternal love永恒的爱；黄色的却代表了 lost love or faded love 逝去的爱。peonylotusrosenarcissuslily daisy 雏菊 violetmorning glory touch-me-not forget-me-not forget-me-not jasmine 俗话说“民以食为天”，“吃”是无比重要的事情，也因此，不管什么语言中，从“吃”中引申出来的表达也就特别多。1. She is the apple of his eye.他非常宠爱她。2. I dont know b

23、eans about that. 我对此一无所知。3. Where is the beef after all? 实质问题究竟在哪儿？4. I live on bread and water at school. 我在学校时过着粗茶淡饭的生活。5. Its only a piece of cake. 那是件很容易的事。6. He gives a carrot to the boy. 他引诱这个男孩。7. He is the big cheese. 他是个重要人物。8. Well, I have other fish to fry. 好吧，我还有别的事要干。9. He is just sour

24、grapes. 他只是吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸。10. The young man knows his onions. 这个小伙子精明能干。11. He is eating humble pie. 他出丑了。 12. Mr. Green is a small (big) potato. 格林先生是个小（大）人物。13. His statement must be taken with a grain of salt. 他的话不能全信。 14. Im afraid he is in the soup. 恐怕他有麻烦。 15. its another cup of tea. 那是另一回事儿。 16. W

25、hen she stays at home, she feels like a vegetable. 当她呆在家里时，觉得生活太单调1. 寻问餐厅到国外游玩，品尝当地美食是行程重头戏之一，然而，身为异乡人，自然无法知道每家餐厅口碑如何。此时，不妨向饭店中的服务人员询问，说出自己的喜好及需求，请对方做最佳建议。是否可介绍一家附近口碑不错的餐厅?Could you recommend a nice restaurant near here?我想去一家价位合理的餐厅。I want a restaurant with reasonable prices.我想去一家不会吵杂的餐厅。Id like a q

26、uiet restaurant.我想去一家气氛欢乐、活泼的餐厅。Id like a restaurant with cheerful atmosphere.是否可建议这一类的餐厅?Could you recommend that kind of restaurant?此地餐厅多集中在那一区?Where is the main area for restaurants?这附近是否有中国餐厅?Is there a Chinese restaurant around here?这附近是否有价位不贵的餐厅?Are there any inexpensive restaurants near here?

27、你知道现在那里还有餐厅是营业的吗?Do you know of any restaurants open now?我想尝试一下当地食物。Id like to have some local food.最近的意大利餐厅在那里?Where is the nearest Italian restaurant?2. 餐厅预约享受异国美食是出国旅游的乐趣之一，若已打听好何处有美味，不妨在出发前先打电话询问是否需订位，以免兴冲冲的出门，却碰上餐厅客满的情况。电话预约时，一定要详细告知餐厅预约时间、人数与名字，并且最好询问清楚是否需着正式服装，以免届时失礼。我需要预约位子吗?Do I need a rese

28、rvation?我想要预约3个人的位子。Id like to reserve a table for three.我们共有6个人。We are a group of six.我们大约在8点到达。Well come around eight oclock.我要如何才能到达餐厅?How can I get there?我想要预约今晚7点2个人的位子。Id like to reserve a table for two at seven tonight.我很抱歉。今晚的客人相当多。Im sorry. We have so many guests this evening.我们大概需要等多久?How

29、long is the wait?9点应该没问题。Nine oclock should be O.K.今天的推荐餐是什么?What do you have for todays special?我们想要面对花园的位子。Wed like a table with a view of garden.没问题。请给我你的名字。Its O.K. Your name, please.我的名字是洁西卡?杨。My name is Jessica Yang.餐厅是否有任何服装上的规定?Do you have a dress code?女士是否需着正式服装?Could the ladies wear formal

30、 dresses?请不要穿牛仔裤。No jeans, please.3. 餐厅点餐篇到异国品尝美食可说是旅游的乐趣之一，然而，若是语言不通，大概就很难品尝餐厅最受好评的菜色了。因此，学会基本点餐说法，适当的询问服务生，并表达自己喜好，包管可以让自己吃得地道又满足。请给我菜单。May I have a menu, please?是否有中文菜单？Do you have a menu in Chinese?在用晚餐前想喝些什么吗？Would you like something to drink before dinner?餐厅有些什么餐前酒？What kind of drinks do you have for an aperitif?可否让我看看酒单？May I see the wine list?我可以点杯酒吗？May I order