1. Many people thought I was a
fruitcake, but the book sold and sold.
许多人可能认为我没有什么深度,但这本书却一版再版。
2. She looked all right, but when she began to talk, we saw that she was as nutty as a
fruitcake.
她看起来似乎没有什么,但当她一开口说话,我们就看得出她已疯得很厉害了。
3. James Dobson, the former head of Focus on the Family, a social conservative group, used to berate Mr Obama for his "
fruitcake" ideas.
爱家协会——一个社会保守社团——的前任领袖詹姆斯。多布森过去一直批评奥巴马的“水果蛋糕”理念。