包含水果的地道口语 下
13.To “go bananas” is to become excited or crazed, and “to drive (someone) bananas” is to annoy or irritate someone.
Go bananas变兴奋变疯狂,to drive (someone) bananas惹怒某人。
15.To “cherry-pick” is to select carefully.
精挑细选。
16.“Life is a bowl of cherries” means that life is easy.
生活像一碗樱桃,暗指生活美好简单。同理如果说人生不如意十之八九就可以这样说:Life isn't always a bowl of cherries.
17.To “not give a fig” is to be unconcerned.
不在乎。
18.“Melon” is sometimes used as slang for head or, vulgarly, for large breasts.
“Melon”甜瓜,俚语中有时表示“头“,粗俗的说也可表示”大胸“。
19.To say that someone or something is a “peach” means that they are beautiful, excellent, or sweet.
如果说某人或某事像桃子则指他们很漂亮,优秀或甜美。
20.When everything is “peaches and cream,” life is going well.
指生活很顺利。
21.A “plum” assignment or job is a highly coveted one.
许多人觊觎的工作或奖励。
22.One is said to have “sour grapes” when one belittles something one covets but cannot obtain.
吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸,英文里叫酸葡萄。
23.“Forbidden fruit”is something attractive but not allowed.
禁果,指吸引人诱惑人但却不能碰的事物。
24. To “bear fruit” is to produce results.
有结果,有成果。