有关蔬菜的英语谚语.ppt

vegetables,as cool as a cucumber,十分冷静，镇定自如,Although hes guilty of the crime,he is as cool as a cucumber.尽管他犯了罪，却还是那么镇定自如。,cucumber,To get into pickle:,How did you get yourself in this pickle?你是怎麽陷入这个困境的?,pickle,pickle原意是指腌制的泡菜，而这里是指困境、尴尬的处境（predicament），想一下，当你陷入困境（to get into pickle)时，是不是像泡菜一样蔫了呢？,1.couch potato,potato,（很懒散的人）经常躺在沙发上嚼薯片的人,2.hot potato,直译过来就是烫手的山芋了，这里比喻棘手的问题或者是难对付的人。,3.small potato,不重要的人或事 当你对你朋友的事情爱莫能助时，你就可以说：Sorry,I cant help you.I am just a small potato,you know.,bean brain：,bean,idiot 白痴，笨蛋,He is such a bean brain.他是个大笨蛋。,注意：Beans about sth.:not to know anything about sth.对某事物一无所知，一窍不通I dont know beans about computers.我对电脑一窍不通。注意：此词语只有否定形式，“to know beans about sth.”这种说法不存在。Bean Town:Boston,Massachusetts 豆城【指波士顿市的马萨诸塞州】注：波士顿市以其特产烘豆而闻名。,beet red(to be):,beet,to be extremely red from blushing,embarrassment,etc.因窘迫，羞愧等脸红She was so embarrassed and turned beet red.她窘迫得满脸通红。,Carrot in front of someone:,The boss told me lf I perform well on the job,well talk about a salary increase next year.But I think hes just dangling a carrot in front of me.老板告诉我，如果我工作表现出色，明年加工资就有商量了。但我想他这不过是开了一张空头支票。,carrot,tempt someone with an unobtainable offer开空头支票以实践不了的诺言诱惑某人,cauliflower ears：,cauliflower,开花耳朵 swollen ears usually resulting from a boxing match拳击运动员的耳朵因多次受击而肿起很像花菜 That boxer has cauliflower ears.那位拳击运动员的耳朵被打开花了。,“Oh,my goodness!”“噢，天哪！”注：这个词语虽然已相当过时，但中老年人仍在使用。,corn,For corn sake!:,Thank you!,