总有人将漂亮女孩比作花朵，那么如果说The girl is the rose of the party. 也就是说 she is the most attractive girl.

　　而如果有人对你说，You have roses in your cheeks. 千万不要一头雾水，那是在夸你面色红润。

　　是否因为事事进展得很顺利 Everything is coming up roses.

　　一切看起来都不错嘛，但别忘了，世上没有不带刺的玫瑰，也就是指事事不完美：Every rose has its thorn .

　　不同颜色的玫瑰有着不同含义，红色玫瑰就代表 passinate love 热烈的爱； 粉色玫瑰就指 erternal love永恒的爱；黄色的却代表了 lost love or faded love 逝去的爱。

　　Apple, a round fruit with shiny red or green skin and white flesh.

　　苹果可是非常有营养价值的，而且还经济实惠呢。爱美的女生要记得多吃水果呦！

　　有句话说：An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

　　苹果这么好，自然令人喜爱啦。那么 the apple of sb’s eye: a person or thing that is loved more than any other . 就是我们所说的心肝宝贝，掌上明珠。Eg.I think each girl must be the apple of her parents’ eye.

　　Apple of discord，cause of contention . 指祸根。这源于希腊神话“金苹果”的故事。

　　The use of car was an apple of discord between Joe and his wife.

　　Apple of love 就指的是爱的信物。Eg. Hey,don’t touch that bike; it’s my aple of love.那可是我的爱情信物。

　　Apple of Sodom,华而不实的东西。Eg.The sofa he bought yesterday was found to be an apple of Sodom.

　　Apple-pie order,秩序井然。Eg. before her gests arrived, the hostess had put her house in apple-pie order.在她的客人来到前，女主人要把屋子收拾得井井有条。

　　Apple-polisher 马屁精。Eg. John is such an apple-polisher; he always agrees with whatever the boss says.约翰是个马屁精，不管老板说什么，他都同意。

　　Upset the apple-cart,扰乱秩序，把事情搞糟，拆人台。Eg. Tom really upset the apple-cart by telling Mary the truth about Jane. Tom把有关Jane的真相告诉了Marry,可真把事情搞糟了。

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