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The first Unit 水果和蔬菜
Apple 苹果
apple of ones eye :to be ones favorite 掌上明珠;心爱物
eg.She is the apple of her fathers eye.她是她父亲的掌上明珠。
Big Apple :New York 大苹果城【即纽约】
eg.I live in the Big Apple.我住在大苹果城。
comepare apples and oranges :to compare two things that simply cannot be compared.比较两个无法相比的事物
eg.Thats ridiculous.Now youre comparing apples and oranges .真可笑。你是在那两种无法相比的东西作比较，就好像苹果和桔子。
How do you like the apples? ： What do you think of that ?
注：这是对某种冒犯性行为做出报复后说的话。
Banana:to be crazy 发疯的，神经错乱的
eg.That guuys bananas!那家伙真是疯了!
注意：to go bananas:1.to become crazy.发疯，神经错乱
eg.Im so bored Im going bananas.我厌烦的要死，都快发疯了。
2.to become wild with anger狂怒，气得发疯
eg.She went bananas when she found him cheating.她发现他欺骗时气得要命。
play second banana :to be second choice第二选择，次要人物
eg.I always play second banana to her.我总是做她的后补。
top banana:main boss领袖，头头，大老板
eg.Hes top banana in this company.他是这家公司的大老板。
Bean
bean brain :idiot 白痴，笨蛋
eg.He is such a bean brain.他是个大笨蛋。
beans about sth. :not to know anything about sth.对某事物一无所知，一窍不通
eg.I dont know beans about computers.我对电脑一窍不通。
注意：此词语只有否定形式， to know beans about sth. 这种说法不存在。
Bean Town :Boston,Massachusetts 豆城【指麻萨诸塞州波士顿市】
注：波士顿市以其特产烘豆而闻名。
Beet:to be extremly red from blushing ,embarrassment,etc.脸红
eg.She was so embarrased she turned beet red.他窘迫得满脸通红。
Cabbage
carrot in front of someone
exp.to tempt someone with an unobtainable offer开空头支票
eg.The boss told me lf I perform well on the job ,we ll talk about a salary increase next year.But I think hes just dangling a carrot in front of me.老板告诉我，如果我工作表现出色，明年加工资就有商量了。但我想他这不过是开了一张空头支票。
Cauliflower:to be wonderful 精彩的，绝妙的
eg.Life isnt always a bowl of cherries.生活并不总是美好的。
Corn :to be calm and composed 十分冷静，镇定自如
eg.Although hes guilty of the crime ,he sure as cool as a cucumber.尽管他犯了罪，却还是那么镇定自如。
The first Unit 水果和蔬菜
Apple 苹果
apple of ones eye :to be ones favorite 掌上明珠;心爱物
eg.She is the apple of her fathers eye.她是她父亲的掌上明珠。
Big Apple :New York 大苹果城【即纽约】
eg.I live in the Big Apple.我住在大苹果城。
comepare apples and oranges :to compare two things that simply cannot be compared.比较两个无法相比的事物
eg.Thats ridiculous.Now youre comparing apples and oranges .真可笑。你是在那两种无法相比的东西作比较，就好像苹果和桔子。
How do you like the apples? ： What do you think of that ?
注：这是对某种冒犯性行为做出报复后说的话。
Banana:to be crazy 发疯的，神经错乱的
eg.That guuys bananas!那家伙真是疯了!
注意：to go bananas:1.to become crazy.发疯，神经错乱
eg.Im so bored Im going bananas.我厌烦的要死，都快发疯了。
2.to become wild with anger狂怒，气得发疯
eg.She went bananas when she found him cheating.她发现他欺骗时气得要命。
play second banana :to be second choice第二选择，次要人物
eg.I always play second banana to her.我总是做她的后补。
top banana:main boss领袖，头头，大老板
eg.Hes top banana in this company.他是这家公司的大老板。
Bean
bean brain :idiot 白痴，笨蛋
eg.He is such a bean brain.他是个大笨蛋。
beans about sth. :not to know anything about sth.对某事物一无所知，一窍不通
eg.I dont know beans about computers.我对电脑一窍不通。
注意：此词语只有否定形式， to know beans about sth. 这种说法不存在。
Bean Town :Boston,Massachusetts 豆城【指麻萨诸塞州波士顿市】
注：波士顿市以其特产烘豆而闻名。
Beet:to be extremly red from blushing ,embarrassment,etc.脸红
eg.She was so embarrased she turned beet red.他窘迫得满脸通红。
Cabbage
carrot in front of someone
exp.to tempt someone with an unobtainable offer开空头支票
eg.The boss told me lf I perform well on the job ,we ll talk about a salary increase next year.But I think hes just dangling a carrot in front of me.老板告诉我，如果我工作表现出色，明年加工资就有商量了。但我想他这不过是开了一张空头支票。
Cauliflower:to be wonderful 精彩的，绝妙的
eg.Life isnt always a bowl of cherries.生活并不总是美好的。
Corn :to be calm and composed 十分冷静，镇定自如
eg.Although hes guilty of the crime ,he sure as cool as a cucumber.尽管他犯了罪，却还是那么镇定自如。
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