2 词语掌故：和蔬果有关的表达(2/2)
Likepotatoe, turnip are root vegetable thatgrow in the ground. Here i an old aying: you cannotqueeze blood out of a turnip. That mean you cannot get omething froma peron that he or he i not willing or able to give.
turnip萝卜
Youcannot queeze blood out of a turnip： you cannot get omething from aperon that he or he i not willing or able to give.
Farmer haveto eparate the valuable part of their crop from the wate. So eparating the wheat from the chaff mean keepingwhat i valuable and rejecting what i worthle.
chaff:n. 谷壳,糠,揶揄
vt. & vi. 开玩笑,戏弄
eparatingthe wheat from the chaff 去芜存菁
Studentoften have to take a difficult tet to gain entrance to a pecial chool. Soyou could ay the one who are choen are the bet one, or the cream of the crop.
thecream of the crop:精华，精英
There i anold aying that forbidden fruit tate the weetet.That mean ome people get pleaure from doing omething that they are notuppoed to do.
forbiddenfruit tate the weetet：omepeople get pleaure from doing omething that they are not uppoed to do
Banana area popular fruit to eat. But if you go banana,you are wild with excitement or worry.
gobanana：疯了wildwith excitement or worryWWw.hAOzuowEn.com
Finally, letu talk about lemon. Lemon have a our tate if you eat them plain. But lemon makea nice drink when you mix their juice with ugar and water. So here i anexpreion about lemon that we like: If life give youlemon, make lemonade. Thi mean you hould alway try to make the betof a bad ituation.
our： a. 酸的,酸臭的,发酵的,愠怒的,讨厌的,拙劣的,不毛的
vi. 变酸,变乖戾,厌烦
plain:a. 简单的,明白的,平常的;
n. 平原,草原;平纹布;素色布
Iflife give you lemon, make lemonade：you hould alway try to makethe bet of a bad ituation.
【参考译文】
和土豆一样，萝卜也是生长在泥土中的根菜类蔬菜。有句老话叫做：石头榨不出水。意思就是你无法从不能或不愿意给予的人身上得到任何东西。
农民们得将作物的有用部分和无用部分分开。所以去芜存菁的意思是留下有用的、丢掉无用的。
学生们经常得参加一个有难度的考试来获得一个特殊学校的入校权。所以你可以说被选上的人是最棒的，或者是精华。
老话讲禁果最甜。意思是某人通过一些不该做的事情而得到的快乐。
香蕉是受大家欢迎的一种水果。但是如果说“你疯了”，就是说你因兴奋和担忧变得疯狂。
最后我们来说说柠檬。柠檬吃上去很酸。但是将柠檬汁里加水和糖便是一个很好的饮料。所以有个关于柠檬的表达是：如果生活给了你柠檬，就做成柠檬汽水。意思是在逆境中也要尽力做好。