figure of speech 修辞手法
metaphor 暗喻
simile 比喻
bad apple
坏家伙
good peach
好家伙
good cop
唱红脸
bad cop
唱白脸
Apple 苹果
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,非常珍视或捧在手心里的人
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.
这两个你没法拿来比,他们完全不一样的。
Cherry 樱桃
# cherry-pick
筛选,精选,择优而取
We should cherry-pick our life partners.
对于人生的伴侣,我们真的要深思熟虑好好选。
cherry on the cake = cherry on top
锦上添花的事儿
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.
我一直想要一双好的运动鞋,生日的时候就收到一双很喜欢的牌子的运动鞋,更完美的是,它还是我最喜欢的颜色。
Bananas 香蕉
drive someone bananas = go ape = drive someone crazy
把某人逼疯
He is driving me bananas.
他真是要把我逼疯了。
Lemon 柠檬
lemon = make the best out of a bad situation
从逆境中寻找积极的东西
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!
当生活给你扔柠檬的时候,把它做成柠檬汁儿!