和蔬果的表达的英语作文

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和蔬果有关的表达的英语作文

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和蔬果有关的表达的英语作文

　　Likepotatoes, turnips are root vegetables thatgrow in the ground. Here is an old saying: you cannotsqueeze blood out of a turnip. That means you cannot get something froma person that he or she is not willing or able to give.

　　turnip萝卜

　　Youcannot squeeze blood out of a turnip： you cannot get something from aperson that he or she is not willing or able to give.

　　Farmers haveto separate the valuable parts of their crops from the waste. So separating the wheat from the chaff means keepingwhat is valuable and rejecting what is worthless.

　　chaff:n. 谷壳,糠,揶揄

　　vt. & vi. 开玩笑,戏弄

　　separatingthe wheat from the chaff 去芜存菁

　　Studentsoften have to take a difficult test to gain entrance to a special school. Soyou could say the ones who are chosen are the best ones, or the cream of the crop.

　　thecream of the crop:精华，精英

　　There is anold saying that forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest.That means some people get pleasure from doing something that they are notsupposed to do.

　　forbiddenfruit tastes the sweetest：somepeople get pleasure from doing something that they are not supposed to do

　　Bananas area popular fruit to eat. But if you go bananas,you are wild with excitement or worry.

　　gobananas：疯了wildwith excitement or worry

　　Finally, letus talk about lemons. Lemons have a sour taste if you eat them plain. But lemons makea nice drink when you mix their juice with sugar and water. So here is anexpression about lemons that we like: If life gives youlemons, make lemonade. This means you should always try to make the bestof a bad situation.

　　sour： a. 酸的,酸臭的,发酵的,愠怒的,讨厌的,拙劣的,不毛的

　　vi. 变酸,变乖戾,厌烦

　　plain:a. 简单的,明白的,平常的;

　　n. 平原,草原;平纹布;素色布

　　Iflife gives you lemons, make lemonade：you should always try to makethe best of a bad situation.

　　【参考译文】

　　和土豆一样，萝卜也是生长在泥土中的根菜类蔬菜。有句老话叫做：石头榨不出水。意思就是你无法从不能或不愿意给予的人身上得到任何东西。

　　农民们得将作物的有用部分和无用部分分开。所以去芜存菁的意思是留下有用的、丢掉无用的`。

　　学生们经常得参加一个有难度的考试来获得一个特殊学校的入校权。所以你可以说被选上的人是最棒的，或者是精华。

　　老话讲禁果最甜。意思是某人通过一些不该做的事情而得到的快乐。

　　香蕉是受大家欢迎的一种水果。但是如果说“你疯了”，就是说你因兴奋和担忧变得疯狂。

　　最后我们来说说柠檬。柠檬吃上去很酸。但是将柠檬汁里加水和糖便是一个很好的饮料。所以有个关于柠檬的表达是：如果生活给了你柠檬，就做成柠檬汽水。意思是在逆境中也要尽力做好。