早安英文 第598期:关于水果和植物的俚语

 

Positive meanings：

积极的意思：

She is a peach to work with.

她是一个很好的工作伙伴。

He is a rose of loveliness.

他很可爱。

He was the No.1 seed in the table-tennis championship.

他在乒乓球锦标赛里是一号种子选手。

Yemen lost the flower of its youth in the war.

也门在战争中失去了很多优秀青年。

Negative meanings：

消极的意思

My friend was stuck with a lemon on the dance floor.

我们有在舞池上被个不好的人缠上了。

This car he sold me is a total lemon!

他卖给我的这个车也太次了吧！

I don't wanna be gooseberry between you two.

我不要做你们两个人的电灯泡。