ENGLISH IDIOMS

АНГЛИЙСКИЕ ВЫРАЖЕНИЯ СО СЛОВОМ "APPLE" 

Сегодня мы рассмотрим идиомы со словом «apple». Мы узнаем, как эти идиомы переводятся на русский язык и как могут употребляться в речи.

apple of someone's eye (досл. «яблоко глаза»)

По-русски: что-либо или кто-либо, очень дорогой или важный для говорящего

Example: The man's youngest daughter is the apple of his eye. - Его младшая дочь очень ему дорога. 

a bad apple (досл. «плохое яблоко»)

По-русски: означает «плохой человек», негодяй, подлец. Ближе всего в русском языке по значению будет "паршивая овца", т.е. очень плохой и гадкий тип. 

Example: This girl is a bad apple so my advice to you, be really careful with her. - Эта девочка паршивая овечка, так что мой совет: будь с ней очень осторожен.

polish the apple (досл. «полировать яблоко»)

По-русски: льстить кому-либо, подлизываться, «рассыпаться мелким бисером» или «вливать мёд в уши».

Example: Nobody likes the girl because she is always polishing the apple with her teacher. - Никому не нравится эта девочка, потому что она всегда подлизывается к учителю.

(in) apple pie order (досл. «порядок яблочного пирога»)

По-русски: идеальный порядок, в ажуре/порядке,без сучка без задоринки

Example: When they came back, everything was in apple-pie order. - Когда они вернулись, всё было в идеальном порядке.

Happy Men’s Day!
Happy February 23rd!
 

During the Australian gold rush period, miners who were suddenly in possession of money from the new-found wealth of the Ballarat Mines were willing to pay a princely sum for elaborate valentines and merchants in the country would ship orders amounting to thousands of pounds at a time. The most extravagent Australian valentines were made of a satin cushion, perfumed and decorated in an ornate manner with flowers and colored shells. Some might even be adorned with a taxidermied humming bird or bird of paradise. This treasure, contained within a neatly decorated box, was highly valued, being both fashionable and

Every February, 14, flowers, and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint and why do we celebrate this holiday?
The history of Valentine’s Day is shrouded in mystery. St. Valentine’s Day contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition. There are many legends about Saint Valentine and the origins of the holiday.

Legends of Valentine’s Day

One legend says that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those married, he outlawed marriage for young men.
Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine’s actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death. And Valentine’s Day is celebrated in the middle of February to commemorate the anniversary of Valentine’s death, which probably occurred around 270 A.D.
According to another legend, Valentine actually sent the first ‘valentine’ greeting himself. While in prison, Valentine fell in love with a young girl, his jailor’s daughter, who visited him during his confinement. Before his death, he wrote her a letter, which he signed ‘From your Valentine,’ an expression that is still in use today. Legends usually says that Valentine was a sympathetic, heroic, and romantic person. In the Middle Ages, Valentine was one of the most popular saints in England and France.