Potato 土豆
(22)Couch potato 懒惰的人、电视迷
这俚语不是“沙发土豆”,而是指那些成天躺著或坐在沙发上看电视的人,意指极为懒惰的人或电视迷。
例句:
You couch potato! Get up and exercise a little during commercials.
你这个电视迷,赶紧趁广告时间起来运动运动吧!
(23)Mouse potato 电脑迷
老鼠土豆?当然不是,这里的mouse理解成“鼠标”,与couch po原由网tato差不多,天天握着鼠标的土豆,不就是“电脑迷、整天趴电脑前的胖子、沉迷网络无法自拔的人”。
例句:
First, my husband became a couch potato, and now my son is becoming a mouse potato.
我的丈夫先成了一个电视迷,现在我的儿子又成了一个电脑迷。
(24)Hot potato 难对付的人/事
中文有歇后语“烫手山芋”,英语中有“hot potato”,意思大致相同,都是形容“难做又棘手的事情”。
例句:
The tariff issue is a hot potato in our department; no one deals with it.
关税问题在我们部门是一个棘手问题,没有人能处理。
(25)Small potato 无足轻重的人、小角色、小人物
例句:
Trapped in a crowd, I am only a small potato, but my satisfaction won't be less than anyone else's.
在茫茫人海中,我只是一个平平凡凡的小人物,但我所能拥有的满足绝不会少于任何人。
Pineapple 菠萝
(26)The rough end of the pineapple 蒙受不公正待遇、很倒霉的人
例句:
He is always getting the rough end of the pineapple.
他总是最倒霉的那个。
(27)The pineapple 失业救济金
例句:
There were just too many people on the pineapple.
靠领失业救济金生活的人真是太多了。
Grape葡萄
(28)Sour grapes 酸葡萄(吃不着葡萄就说葡萄酸)
例句:
He said he didn’t want the job anyway, but that’s 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)。
(29)Belt the grape 痛饮、大喝
仲夏及初秋大量上市的水果,品种众多。葡萄含多种糖类,维生素等营养成分,还可以酿酒。所以这个俚语可表达为“狂欢、痛饮”。
例句:
It’s our graduation ceremony. Let’s thro原由网w a party and belt the grape tonight.
今天毕业典礼,晚上我们要开个派对,狂欢一番。
Beet 甜菜
(30)Beet red (to be)(因窘迫,羞愧等)脸红
例句:
She was so embarrassed, and she turned beet red.
她窘迫得满脸通红。
Plum 梅子、李子
(31)plum job 肥缺
例句:
He has got a plum job with a big company.
他在一家大公司找到一份fcXRzqrx高薪工作。
(32)Like a ripe plum 触手可得的
例句:
After a few months of being cut off from supplies, the city will fall into our hands like a ripe plum.
在中断供应几个月后,这座城市垂手可得。
Pumpkin 南瓜
(33)Some pumpkins 重要人物、重要场所、大亨
例句:
He's some pumpkins of the computer age.
他就是计算机时代的传奇人物。
Mushroom 蘑菇
(34)Mushroom fame一夜成名
例句:
How do you feel when you become mushroom fame.
你现在一夜成名,是什么感受?
(35)A mushroom millionaire 暴发户
菌是长得快得不得了的植物,就是中文“暴发”的模样,所以描写“暴发户”,就用mushroom这个字。
例句:
The government expropriated a lot of land for development, making many people become a mushroom millionaire.
政府征收了许多土地进行开发,让很多人成为了暴发户。
Carrot 胡萝卜
(36)Carrot in front of someone 开空头支票
例句:
The boss told me that he would increase my salary next year if I perform well on the job. 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,明年将加我工资。但我想他这不过是开了一张空头支票。
Cherry 樱桃
(37)A bowl of cherries 精彩的,绝妙的
例句:
Life isn't always a bowl of cherries.
生活并不总是美好的。
(38)Cherry-pick 精挑细选
一般摘樱桃是一个漫长的过程,而且都是挑成熟的摘,所以这个俚语在这里是“精挑细选”的意思。
例句:
I cheery picked everything for our wedding because I want to make sure it’s perfect.
我对婚礼的每样东西都要精挑细选,希望一切都百分百完美。
(39)The cherry on the cake 精华部分,最重要的部分
例句:
The festival was amazing, but the beautiful weather was the cherry on the cake.
那个节过得很棒,但宜人的天气才是最重要的。
(40)A bite of the cheery 做某事的机会或时机
例句:
He was eager for a second bite of the cheery.
他渴望得到第二次机会。
Cucumber 黄瓜,胡瓜
(41)Cool as a cucumber (to be) 十分冷静,镇定自如
例句:
Although he's guilty of the crime, he surewww.58yuanyou.com as cowww.58yuanyou.comol as a cucumber.尽管他犯了罪,却还是那么镇定自如。
(42)Cauliflower ears 肿起来的耳朵
例句:
That boxer has cauliflower ears.
那位拳击运动员的耳朵被打开花了。