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财务类综合办公室经典参考文献

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词语掌故解析：和蔬果有关的表达

Todaywewilltalkaboutexpressionsthatusevegetablesandfruits.

Forexample,acucumberisalong,greenvegetablethatpeopleofteneatinsalads.Youmightsayapersonisascoolasacucumberifheneverseemstoworryaboutanythingandstayscalminastressfulsituation.Ifyouputacucumberinasolutionofvinegarandspicesforalongtime,itbecomesapickle.Butifyouareinapickle,youareintroubleoradifficultsituation.

cucumber:黄瓜

ascoolasacucumber:neverseemstoworryaboutanythingandstayscalminastressfulsituation镇定自若

vinegar：醋（注意拼写）

pickle:泡菜

inapickle:处于困境之中

If2peopleareverysimilar,youmightsaytheyarelike2peasinapod.

twopeasinapod:一个豆荚里的两颗豌豆，表示两人相像

Thereareseveralexpressionsaboutbeans.Ifsomeoneisveryenergetic,youmightsaysheisfullofbeans.Ifyousaysomethingdoesnotamounttoahillofbeans,youmeanitisoflittleimportance.Imightsayyoudontknowbeansaboutasubjectifyoudonotknowanythingatallaboutit.Butifyouspillthebeans,youtellsomethingthatwassupposedtobeasecret.

fullofbeans:精力旺盛

doesnotamounttoahillofbeans:一文不值

dontknowbeansaboutasubject：一窍不通

spillthebeans:泄密

Potatoesareapopularfoodinmanyareas.Butsomethingisconsideredsmallpotatoesifitisnotimportant.Youprobablywouldnotwanttoholdahotpotatoinyourbarehands.Thisalsomeansaproblemorissuethatnoonewantstodealwith.Someonemightcallyouacouchpotatoifyousitandwatchtelevisionalldayandgetlittleornophysicalexercise.

smallpotatoes：小人物，不重要的

hotpotato：烫手山芋

acouchpotato：懒人

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今天，我们要讨论的是那些使用了蔬菜名和水果名的俗语。

比如，黄瓜是一种长型的绿色蔬菜，人们常在沙拉中吃到。当一个人从不为任何事担忧，或在紧张的形势下仍能保持冷静，你也许会说这个人“ascoolasacucumber(镇定自若)”。如果你长时间把黄瓜放在醋和辣椒的混合液中，它会变成为泡菜。但如果你正“inapickle(处于困境之中)”，那就是说你有了麻烦，或者遇到了困难。

如果两个人长得非常相似，你会说他们就像“twopeasinapod（一个豆荚里的两颗豌豆）。

关于豆子的俗语有好几个。如果一个人精力充沛，你可以说她“fullofbeans