用中文说: "Apple of one's eye"

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Apple of one's eye

【中文】掌上明珠，最珍贵的东西，珍爱的人或物

     Zhǎngshàngmíngzhū, zuì zhēnguì de dōngxī, zhēn'ài de rén huò wù

【解释】Something, or more usually someone, cherished above others.

【例句】

- Shannon was the apple of her father's eye.

 夏农是她父亲的掌上明珠。

 Xiànóng shì tā fùqīn de zhǎngshàngmíngzhū.

- Books are the apple of her eye.

 书籍是她最珍视的东西。

 Shūjí shì tā zuì zhēnshì de dōngxī.