涼風習習,夏天徐徐拉上了帷幕,秋天悄悄地登上了舞臺。秋季是滋潤進補的季節,那麼在秋季來臨的時候,我們就要選擇適當的水果來溫補。那麼蔬菜水果的俚語你又知道多少呢?
Apple 蘋果
apple of one's eye ( to be the ):to be one's favorite 掌上明珠;心愛物
例句:She is the apple of her father's eye.她是她父親的掌上明珠。
Big Apple :New York 大蘋果城,即紐約
例句:I live in the Big Apple.我住在紐約。
Bean 豆
bean brain :idiot 白痴,笨蛋
例句:He is such a bean brain.他是個大笨蛋。
Beet 甜菜
beet red (to be):to be extremly red from blushing ,embarrassment,etc.[因窘迫,羞愧等]臉紅
例句:She was so embarrased she turned beet red.他窘迫得滿臉通紅。
Corn 穀物,穀粒
overemotional drama情節劇;感情表現誇張的戲劇
What a bunch of corn!這一連串的情節劇真精彩啊!
cucumber 黃瓜,胡瓜
to be calm and composed 十分冷靜,鎮定自如
Although he's guilty of the crime ,he sure as cool as a cucumber.儘管他犯了罪,卻還是那麼鎮定自如。
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