681~686 复习
① top banana (喜剧)主角,主演;(组织、机构中)最重要的人,权力最大的人,大老板,头儿
second banana 配角,次要角色;副手,二把手
The top banana didn't show up for the gig. 那个主演没有出现在现场演出。
You'll have to ask the top banana. 你得问问头儿。
② not care/give a fig 根本不在乎,毫不在乎
They can say what they like. I don't give a fig. 他们愿意说什么都行,我根本不在乎。
③ sour grapes 吃不着葡萄说葡萄酸,酸葡萄(心理)
I think that's just sour grapes. 我觉得那是吃不着葡萄说葡萄酸。
④ compare apples and/to oranges(不同的东西、事情、人)不能比较的,没有可比性的
You can't compare your job to mine—that's comparing apples and oranges! 你不能拿你的工作和我的工作比,这是不能比较的。
⑤ peaches and cream 白里透红,气色很好;情况很好,事情顺利,没有问题或麻烦
Everything's been peaches and cream for the last few months. 过去几个月一切都很顺利。
⑥ lemon 残次商品,伪劣商品,有问题、有缺陷的东西,让人不满意的东西
Our new car is a lemon. 我们的新车是个次品。
lemon law [美] 次品汽车买主保护法,产品质量法,伪劣商品赔偿法
pass a lemon law 通过产品质量法/伪劣商品赔偿法
⑦ cherry-pick 仔细挑选,挑选(最好的),挑选(最有利的)
cherry-pick the best players 选择最好的球员
小练习-选择题
1) the most important person in an organization (organization 组织,机构)
A peaches and cream B top banana C sour grapes
2) choose only the best from a group of people or things (a group of 一群,一组,一批……)
A cherry-pick B not care a fig C lemon
3) they say something is worthless because they want it themselves but cannot have it (worthless 没有价值的,不值钱的。worth 价值,后缀-less 没有……的)
A compare apples and oranges B second banana C sour grapes
4) a situation that has no trouble or problems (situation 情况,状况,形势,处境。trouble 麻烦,困难)
A peaches and cream B lemon C cherry-pick
小练习-请回答
1) not care anything at all
- ......
2) to compare things that are very different
- ......
3) something is not as good as it should be
- ......
4) the second most important person in an organization
- ......