點滴英語天天學第172期:雅思詞彙(11)

1. 表述：second banana

用法：它是名詞短語，作謂語通常和動詞play搭配，即：play second banana。

釋義： Someone who occupies a secondary, lesser, or subservient role or position. （1. 次要人物 2. 副手，第二把手 3. 表示 喜劇表演中配合主角的配角，次要角色）

例句：I've been second banana in this company for too long now. I'm going to start up my own business, and then I'll be the one in charge!

我在這家公司當二把手太久了。我要開創自己的事業，然後由我來負責！

I always play second banana to her.

我總是做她的後補。

I'd play second banana to him in the performance.

在表演中我來給他當作配角。

2.表述：top banana

釋義：The person with the most authority, power, or influence in a group or organization. （頂頭上司，主要人物，大老闆 ）

例句： You'll only get a truthful answer if you manage to talk to one of the top bananas.

如果你設法和其中一個老闆談話，你只會得到一個真實的答案。

He leaned over backwards to please his top banana.

他拼命討好他的頂頭上司。

Mike, who used to be your to top banana will now report to you.

Mike，你以前的頂頭上司現在要聽你的指派。

3.表述：bowl of cherries

釋義：Wonderful; very pleasant. （精彩的，絕妙的）
例句：I got a promotion and got engaged in the span of a week! Life is just a bowl of cherries these days!
我升職了，一週就訂婚了！現在的生活精彩極了。

Unfortunately our life is not a bowl of cherries and you have to work hard for your living.

遺憾的是：我們的生活不是舒適和享受的，你必須爲生活而奮發工作。

今天，我們學習了3個生動形象的雅思詞彙：second banana，top banana，bowl of cherries。Hope that you can bear them in mind.