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1、Applesarenotonlyhealthyanddelicious,buttheyarealsoaculturallyimportantfoodinAmerica.TherearemanyapplerelatedtraditionsinAmerica,suchaschildrenbringinganappletotheirteacherasawayofsaying‘thankyou,’agamecalled“bobbingforapples”thatisplayedinthefall,andapplepie,ave
2、ryAmericandessert,thatiscookedandservedonmanyimportantholidayslikeIndependenceDayandThanksgivingDay.苹果不仅健康美味,在美国还有重要的文化属性。有大量和苹果相关的传统,比如小孩子带一个苹果到老师那里来表达感谢,秋季的咬苹果游戏,在独立日和感恩节这样重要的节日里都会做一种典型的美式甜点-苹果派。asAmericanasapplepie–Thismeansthatsomethinghasqualities,orfeature
3、s,thataretypicaloftheUnitedStatesorthepeopleoftheUnitedStates.asAmericanasapplepie:具有典型的美国或美国人的特征。Example:MybrotherdrivesaFordtruckandwearsbluejeanseveryday;heisasAmericanasapplepie.例句:我哥哥每天开福特皮卡,穿蓝色牛仔,是个地道美国人。anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway–Applesareconsideredanu
4、tritiousfood;sothisexpressionisintendedasadvice.Tostayhealthy(andtonothavetovisitthedoctor)youshouldeathealthyfoodlike,anapple,everyday.anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway:苹果富含营养,所以这种表达代表一种建议。要保持健康(不用看医生)你应该每天吃苹果这样的健康食物。Example:WheneverIgetsickmymotheralwaysremindsmet
5、otakecareofmyselfbysaying,“Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway.”例句:每当我生病,妈妈都会说“每天一苹果疾病远离你”这句话来提醒我照顾好自己。theappleofmyeye–Thisisawayofreferringtoafavorite,orbeloved,person.theappleofmyeye:指代一个最喜欢或所爱的人。Example:Mydaughteristheappleofmyeye;shemakesmehappyeveryday.例句:我爱我的女儿,
6、她是我每天的开心果。(like)comparingapplesandoranges–Thisexpressionisusedwhensomeoneistalkingabouttwonon-similaritems,buttryingtocomparethemasthoughtheyweresimilar.(like)comparingapplesandoranges:当某个人在讨论两个不相同的事物,但又试图把它们像相同的事物一样进行比较,可以使用这种表达。Example:Youcan’tcomparewhoworksh
7、arder,meoryou;Iamateacherandyouareafisherman,andthatislikecomparingapplesandoranges.例句:我和你谁工作更努力不能拿来比较,我是老师,而你是新生,根本风马牛不相及。onerottenapplespoilsthewholebarrel–Thisexpressionmeansthatonebadpersoninfluenceseveryonearoundhimorherandcanmakethemactbadtoo.onerottenappl
8、espoilsthewholebarrel:一个坏人可以对他身边的每个人产生坏的影响,会让周围的人做出不好的行为。Example:Jimmyistherottenapplethatspoilsthebarrelinmyclass,IwishIdidn’thavetobehisteacherallyear.例句:吉米是班里的老鼠屎,