英语中用植物比喻人的用法
1. She is a rose of loveliness.
她是位可爱的美人。
2. He is a peach to work with.
他是个合作的好伙伴。
3. He has three sons but his daughter is the apple of his eye.
他有三个儿子，但他女儿才是他的掌上明珠。
4. He was the No.1 seed in the table-tennis championship.
他是这届乒乓球锦标赛头号种子选手。
5. A man of learning is supposed to be some pumpkins.
学问高深的人常被认为是重要人物。
6. He is a real daisy.
他是个顶呱呱的人物。
7. The country lost the flower of its youth in the war.
那个国家在战争中失去了许多优秀青年。
8. She’s a Chaplin nut: She’s seen all his films.
她是个卓别林迷，她看过他所有的影片。
9. I asked him to speak at the meeting, but he did not even attend; what a broken seed!
我请他在会上发言，可他连会都不来参加，这人太靠不住了。
10. It was now the turn of these young sprouts to get their ears beaten back.
现在该轮到这些年轻人受点儿教训了。
11. Have a look at this, old bean!
看看这个吧，老兄！
12. That boy has been a thorn in every teacher’s side since he entered the school.
那个男孩自进校以来就使每个老师大伤脑筋。
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