figure of speech 修辭手法
metaphor 暗喻
simile 比喻
bad apple
壞家伙
good peach
好家伙
good cop
唱紅臉
bad cop
唱白臉
Apple 蘋果
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. = Like father, like son.
有其父必有其子
the apple of my eye = the person who you are very fond of
掌上明珠,非常珍視或捧在手心里的人
apples and oranges = very different from each other
大不相同
You can not compare the two because they are like apples and oranges.
這兩個你沒法拿來比,他們完全不一樣的。
Cherry 櫻桃
# cherry-pick
篩選,精選,擇優而取
We should cherry-pick our life partners.
對于人生的伴侶,我們真的要深思熟慮好好選。
cherry on the cake = cherry on top
錦上添花的事兒
I had always wanted a fancy sports shoes. I got a fabulous branded pair for my birthday. It was in my favorite color too, and that was the cherry on top.
我一直想要一雙好的運動鞋,生日的時候就收到一雙很喜歡的牌子的運動鞋,更完美的是,它還是我最喜歡的顏色。
Bananas 香蕉
drive someone bananas = go ape = drive someone crazy
把某人逼瘋
He is driving me bananas.
他真是要把我逼瘋了。
Lemon 檸檬
lemon = make the best out of a bad situation
從逆境中尋找積極的東西
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!
當生活給你扔檸檬的時候,把它做成檸檬汁兒!