EPISODE · Jan 6, 2021 · 4 MIN
美国人常说“apples and oranges ”是什么意思?
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好吃好看又有益健康的水果人们最爱不过常吃常说的水果说着说着也有了更深层次的意思一起来看看和水果有关的英语表达吧01“apples and oranges”是什么意思?这个短语可以用于形容完全不同类别没有可比性的两个事物即:“风马牛不相及的事物”常用搭配:compare apples and orangesmix apples and orangessth is apples and oranges例:You can't compare those two companies, they're apples and oranges. 你不能去比较那两家公司,他们根本没有可比性。02“go bananas”可不是 “走吧香蕉”!go bananas = 发怒;发疯;极度兴奋激动有一种说法,猩猩看香蕉的时候极度兴奋,陷入癫狂所以go bananas和go ape意思相似(ape 猿;类人猿)表示发疯、情绪失控例:She'll go bananas when you tell her the news. 你若告诉她这个消息,她会气疯的。She went ape because I was half an hour late. 我迟到了半小时,结果她暴跳如雷。03“go pear-shaped”是什么意思?pear-shaped 梨形的go pear-shaped =(计划)失败,泡汤这是源于以前的英国飞行员在训练时都必须绕“圆形”飞行但是由于太难所以飞行员们都飞成了梨形(pear-shaped)到后来就延伸为比喻一件事情未达到预期例:We'd planned to go away for the weekend, but it all went pear-shaped. 我们本打算周末外出度假,但是一切都化为泡影了。04“sour grapes”是什么意思?sour 酸的grape 葡萄sour grapes跟中文里的”吃不到葡萄就说葡萄酸“有异曲同工之妙 指:酸葡萄心理(指由于得不到而贬低某物)例:I don't think it's such a great job, and that's not just sour grapes because I didn't get it. 我不认为这是一份好工作,我可不是因为吃不着葡萄说葡萄酸。
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