和蔬果的表達的英語作文

時間：2022-10-07 22:45:06 英語作文

和蔬果有關的表達的英語作文

　　2 詞語掌故：和蔬果有關的表達(2/2)

和蔬果有關的表達的英語作文

　　Likepotatoes, turnips are root vegetables thatgrow in the ground. Here is an old saying: you cannotsqueeze blood out of a turnip. That means you cannot get something froma person that he or she is not willing or able to give.

　　turnip蘿卜

　　Youcannot squeeze blood out of a turnip： you cannot get something from aperson that he or she is not willing or able to give.

　　Farmers haveto separate the valuable parts of their crops from the waste. So separating the wheat from the chaff means keepingwhat is valuable and rejecting what is worthless.

　　chaff:n. 谷殼,糠,揶揄

　　vt. & vi. 開玩笑,戲弄

　　separatingthe wheat from the chaff 去蕪存菁

　　Studentsoften have to take a difficult test to gain entrance to a special school. Soyou could say the ones who are chosen are the best ones, or the cream of the crop.

　　thecream of the crop:精華，精英

　　There is anold saying that forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest.That means some people get pleasure from doing something that they are notsupposed to do.

　　forbiddenfruit tastes the sweetest：somepeople get pleasure from doing something that they are not supposed to do

　　Bananas area popular fruit to eat. But if you go bananas,you are wild with excitement or worry.

　　gobananas：瘋了wildwith excitement or worry

　　Finally, letus talk about lemons. Lemons have a sour taste if you eat them plain. But lemons makea nice drink when you mix their juice with sugar and water. So here is anexpression about lemons that we like: If life gives youlemons, make lemonade. This means you should always try to make the bestof a bad situation.

　　sour： a. 酸的,酸臭的,發酵的,慍怒的,討厭的,拙劣的,不毛的

　　vi. 變酸,變乖戾,厭煩

　　plain:a. 簡單的,明白的,平常的;

　　n. 平原,草原;平紋布;素色布

　　Iflife gives you lemons, make lemonade：you should always try to makethe best of a bad situation.

　　【參考譯文】

　　和土豆一樣，蘿卜也是生長在泥土中的根菜類蔬菜。有句老話叫做：石頭榨不出水。意思就是你無法從不能或不愿意給予的人身上得到任何東西。

　　農民們得將作物的有用部分和無用部分分開。所以去蕪存菁的意思是留下有用的、丟掉無用的。

　　學生們經常得參加一個有難度的考試來獲得一個特殊學校的入校權。所以你可以說被選上的人是最棒的，或者是精華。

　　老話講禁果最甜。意思是某人通過一些不該做的事情而得到的快樂。

　　香蕉是受大家歡迎的一種水果。但是如果說“你瘋了”，就是說你因興奮和擔憂變得瘋狂。

　　最后我們來說說檸檬。檸檬吃上去很酸。但是將檸檬汁里加水和糖便是一個很好的飲料。所以有個關于檸檬的表達是：如果生活給了你檸檬，就做成檸檬汽水。意思是在逆境中也要盡力做好。