你是我的小苹果？

apple
from the egg to the apple
从鸡蛋到苹果
传说古罗马人进餐时首先吃鸡蛋, 最后吃苹果。转义自始至终。
[例] I found him work very hard from the egg to the apple.
我发现他工作自始至终很努力。
as the apple of the eye
像爱护瞳仁一样
语出《圣经》中摩西写的歌词，颂扬耶和华保护以色列人如同爱护瞳仁一样。转义心中的珍爱之物。
[例] The two-Party system is the apple of the capitalist"s eye.
两党制是资本家心中的珍爱宝贝。

apple of the eye

apple of the eye

apple of the eye

apple of the eye

apple of the eye
apple of discord
引起纷争的苹果
any subject of disagreement and contention; the root of the trouble or dispute争斗之源;祸根

apple of discord

apple of discord
It comes from ancient mythology. The myth says that all the gods and goddesses were sitting around a table to celebrate the mrriage of Theis and Peleus. One of the gods---Discord was a troublemaker. He threw a golden apple on the table to be given as a prize to the most beautiful goddess. It was not an easy decision to make. How could they choose among Juno, Minerva and Venus? Paris was given the task of deciding. He decided to give the golden apple to Venus.“Juno and Minerva were very angry and threatened him. This, the myth says, began the long Trojan War.
据希腊神话传说: 不和女神厄里斯为了报复, 挑动三女神: 赫拉、雅典娜、阿佛洛狄忒争夺金苹果, 因为金苹果上写着: “赠给最美丽的女神。” 后来特洛伊王子帕里斯把金苹果判给爱神阿佛洛狄忒, 所以爱神帮助帕里斯拐走海伦, 引起十年特洛伊战争。喻指祸根、争端的原因。
[例] Do you know the apple of discord among the boys?
你知道孩子们争吵的原因吗?
[例] The apple of discord of the young couple is that the wifewouldn"t take care of her parents-in-law.
这对年轻夫妻不和的根源是妻子不愿意照顾公婆。
golden apple
金苹果
希腊神话中，众女神为争夺金苹果而导致战争。此语可转喻英皇加冕的宝珠, 象征王权。
[例] He saw the golden apple when he was in London.
他在伦敦时看到英皇加冕的宝珠。

golden apple

golden apple
apple-pie order
苹果饼秩序
美国新英格兰早期移民的家庭主妇在做苹果饼时, 把苹果切得大小、厚薄一样。转喻有条不紊。
[例] You should keep your books in the apple-pie order.
你应该把书收拾得井然有序。

apple pie

apple pie
upset the apple-cart
弄翻苹果车，破坏计划; 把事情弄糟
to spoil something that has been carfully planned

apple-cart
这是个比较古老的成语，因为其中的apple-cart如今已很少见了。cart是由牲口拉的两轮大车，apple-cart则是载运苹果的大车。盘算着把一车苹果拉到市场上卖掉，换几个钱买些自己想要的东西，多美啊！可惜不知怎么搞的，苹果车翻了。指“计划受挫、美梦破灭”。
[例] He has really upset the apple -cart by taking his holiday two weeks earlier than planned.
他的休假比计划提前了两周, 把计划全打乱了。

apple-cart

apple-cart
a bad/rotten apple
坏/烂苹果；坏蛋; 害群之马
someone or something that is a bad influence on others who are good but likely to be spoilt.
来自于谚语 "a bad apple spoils the bunch." “一粒老鼠屎，搅坏一锅粥”。
[例] Most students are polite and hard-working but there are a few rotten apples.
大部分学生都彬彬有礼, 学习努力,但也有几个里群之马。

bad apple
Adam"s apple
亚当的苹果；男人的喉结
the projection formed by the thyroid cartilage in the neck. It is particularly prominent in males
From the Bible: It is so called from a notion that it was caused by the forbidden fruit (an apple) sticking in the throat of our first parent.
源于《圣经》: 亚当是圣经中人类的始祖，男人的喉结就是因亚当偷吃苹果引起的。传说上帝创造人类的始祖亚当和夏娃，在东方的伊甸( Eden)建立了一个园子给他们居住。伊甸园里生长着悦人眼目的各种树木, 树上长着各种各样的果实。上帝吩咐亚当说: “你可以随意吃园中的各种果子, 只是不能吃那棵分别善恶树上的果实, 吃了必定要死。” 这种“禁果”就是apple。后来, 亚当的配偶夏娃听信蛇的诱惑, 不顾神谕, 吃了善恶树上的禁果, 还把果子给丈夫亚当吃。亚当因心怀恐惧，吃时仓促，而且，正当亚当吃的时候, 上帝来了，所以亚当急忙吞下去，不料有一片果肉哽在喉咙中不上不下，留下个结块，就叫“亚当的苹果”。两人吃了这果子就变得心明眼亮，能知善恶美丑。但是由于他们违背了上帝的告诫而被逐出伊甸园。从此亚当就永远在脖子前端留下喉结，作为偷吃禁果的罪证。
[例] Adam"s apple can be more clearly seen on men thanwomen"s throats.
男人的喉结比女人的要明显。

Adam's apple

Adam's apple