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「You are the apple of my eye.」除了表面上的意思:「你是我眼裡的蘋果。」之外,還有甚麼深層涵義呢?
English As A Native 的講師Anna提出了時11個含有「水果」的道地英文俚語,一開始看不出其含意,但了解它們的意思之後會覺得非常有趣!
1. Apple of my eye
Explanation: someone you cherish above all others 最珍視的人
2. Plum
Explanation: silly person / slang term for testicles 蠢蛋、睪丸的俚語
3. It’s a peach
Explanation: describes something that is great / fantastic 形容某件事物非常棒
4. Go bananas
Explanation: to go crazy 情緒失控、陷入瘋狂
5. A bad apple
Explanation: an unpleasant person 形容不討人喜歡的人
6. Sour grapes
Explanation: feel bitter 酸葡萄心理、忌妒
7. Melon / melons
Explanation: silly or foolish person / big breasts
單數時意思是「蠢人」,而在複數型態則有形容某人胸前豐滿的意思。
8. Melon head
Explanation: person with an unusually large head 形容某人頭很大
9. A lemon
Explanation: something you buy which is defective / broken 形容買到瑕疵品
10. The apple never falls far from the tree
Explanation: children are like their parents 有其父必有其子
11. Fruity
Explanation: Sexually suggestive / playful 有趣的,但也有性暗示的意思。
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