01常見水果
fruit水果，果實
juice汁，液，果汁
apple 蘋果
pear 梨子，梨樹
peach 桃子
grape 葡萄
watermelon西瓜
orange 橘子，橙子，橘汁(n)橘色的，橙色的(a)
lemon檸檬（樹）
strawberry 草莓
cherry 櫻桃
apricot 杏
banana 香蕉
pineapple 菠蘿
plum 李子
mango 芒果
date 棗
raspberry 菠蘿莓
blueberry 藍莓
grapefruit 西柚
Kiwi fruit 獼猴桃
02apple的常用習語
the apple of one's eye
寶貝，掌上明珠
His youngest son was the apple of his eye.
他最小的兒子是他的心肝寶貝。
She is the apple of her father's eye.
她是爸爸的掌上明珠。
apples and oranges
風馬牛不相及，大不相同，青菜蘿蔔
Oh, you can't compare those two companies, they're apples and oranges!
哦，你不能拿這兩家公司做比較，他們風馬牛不相及！
He was no competition for me: it was like apples and oranges.
他完全沒法和我比：我們就像青菜和蘿蔔。
as American as apple pie
十足美國味的，地道美國式的
For me, baseball is as American as apple pie.
對我來說，棒球是地道美國式的運動。
the apple never falls far from the tree
（諺）蘋果落地，離樹不遠
bad/rotten apple
壞傢伙，害群之馬
He is really a bad apple.
他真是個壞蛋。
The rotten apple injures its neighbours.
那害群之馬傷害了鄰居。
upset the apple cart
搞砸，亂了如意算盤，美夢破滅
As I said, you could have upset the apple cart badly.
就像我說的，你可能把把事情搞砸了。
I always knew he'd tell secrets and upset the apple cart.
我就知道他會洩露秘密,把事情搞糟。
03cherry的常用習語
a bite at the cherry
嘗試，機會
They all wanted a bite of the cherry.
他們都想要得到機會。
We』ve lost that contract with the German firm and we probably won't get another bite at the cherry.
我們已經丟掉了與德國公司的合同，我們可能再也沒有機會了。
a bowl of cherries
美事，樂事
Life isn't always a bowl of cherries.
生活不總是是美好了。
I got a fat pay raise! Life is just a bowl of cherries these days!
我工資加了一大截！現在的生活真是太美好了！
cherry-pick
篩選，精選
You will get to cherry-pick all the equipment that goes into your studio.
你要精心挑選所有工作室需要的設備。
as red as a cherry
紅透了
Mike definitely likes you—he turns red as a cherry every time you're around!
邁克絕對喜歡你，每次你一來，他的臉都紅得像猴屁股！
the cherry on the cake
錦上添花之物
The cherry on the cake, though, is the price.
不過，最誘人的是它的價錢。
04其他水果的常用習語
go bananas
抓狂，瘋狂，發瘋
Love is making you go bananas.
愛讓人瘋狂。
Mum went bananas when I said I was going to quit my job.
當我說我要辭職時，媽媽非常生氣。
top banana
頂頭上司，最高人物
Who is the top banana here?
誰是這裡的一把手？
He lost a good opportunity to become top banana.
他失去了成為一把手的好機會。
second banana
替補；配角，二號人物
He always plays second banana in the basketball matches.
他在籃球比賽中一直是替補隊員。
go pear-shaped
出毛病，出問題，搞砸了
What are we going to do this weekend if our plans go pear-shaped?
如果我們的計劃泡湯了，這個周末我們做什麼？
We started well, but it all went pear-shaped and we lost five matches in a row.
我們開局不錯，但接下來全亂套了，我們連輸了五場比賽。
a plum job
美差，好工作
How did you manage to get such a plum job?
你是怎麼得到這麼好的工作的？
She landed a plum job with a smart art gallery.
她在一家時尚畫廊找到了份美差。
peaches and cream
(膚色)白裡透紅的
She has black curly hair, brown eyes and a peaches and cream complexion.
她有一頭黑色捲髮，棕色的眼睛，白裡透紅的膚色。
sour grapes
酸葡萄(喻指由於得不到而加以貶低的東西)
酸葡萄心理（指因得不到想要的東西便說它一文不值）
Envy and sour grapes had their customary party.
嫉妒心和酸葡萄心理是一對孿生兄弟。
His disapproving remarks about cars are nothing but sour grapes.
他對汽車的非議不過是吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸罷了。
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