1、1Idioms about Plants 2RosevRose is compared to love, joy, comfort and beauty.va bed of roses 稱心如意的境遇vgather lifes roses 尋歡作樂vpath strewn with roses 歡樂的生活, 安樂的一生vThe rose of the party 舞會中最漂亮的人3Different rosesvRed roses are symbols of love and beauty.vWhite roses are symbols of purity, virginity, char

2、m and secrecy.4vYellow roses symbols being crossed in love.vBlue roses symbols rare things 5Applevthe apple of the eye 掌上明珠vthe apple of discord 爭吵，不和vapple-polish 拍馬屁vApple polishers are a pain in the neck to conscientious teachers. v對于有良心的教師，拍馬屁的學生實在討厭極了。6vI flat-out swallowed the apple and blew i

3、t.v我緊張得慌了手腳，輸得可慘啦。vHis Adams apple bobbed in his throat.v他的喉結在喉嚨里上下滾動。vOne bad apple can spoil the whole barrel.v一個爛蘋果壞了一桶蘋果。7Lilyvgild（鍍金）the lily 錦上添花vpaint the lily 畫蛇添足vFor the beautiful girl to use makeup would be to gild the lily. v漂亮的姑娘加上化妝，是錦上添花。8Nutvnut 原意為“堅果”,喻指“入迷的人,狂熱的人va tough nut 果斷頑強

4、的人; 難對付的人vIt is time to lay our nuts aside. 該做正經事了vdeaf nut 無用之物,空想的事9vbe nuts on“是 的能手;迷上了;愛得發狂”。vHe was nuts on figures. 他善于計算。voff ones nut “失去理智,發瘋;錯”。vYoure off your nut if you think such a plan can succeed. 你若認為這種計劃能夠成功,那就錯了。vnot care a nut 毫不在乎10Potatovpotato (指稱義為“土豆”) 喻義為“人;人物,東西,一美元vsmall potatoes 比喻義常指“小人物,微不足道的人;微不足道的東西vnot quite the clean potato 不正派的人;形跡可疑的人;不體面的行為vhot potato 麻煩的事情,棘手的問題;難對付的人11BeanvBean用來喻指“人頭”,或叫“腦袋瓜”vEvery bean has its black. 人人都有缺點。vHe has found the bean in the