Today, we tell about the expression apple-pie order. It means in perfect order, very well organized. 11
Some say that Scottish and English writers use the expression a long time ago. Others say it was first used in the northeastern American state—New England. 12 Then they filled pie pans with them in an organized way — row upon row. This perhaps explains why it’s believed to begin in New England.
Another old expression describes the opposite condition — chaos. That expression is apple of discord(不和). It comes from ancient mythology(神话). It says that all the gods and goddesses were celebrating the marriage of Thetis and Peleus. One of the gods, Discord, a troublemaker, threw a golden apple on the table to be given as a prize to the most beautiful goddess. It was not an easy decision to make. 13 He decided to give it to Venus. Juno and Minerva were very angry and threatened him. This, the myth says, began the Trojan War.
At one time the tomato was called a love apple. That was a mistake. 14 In the sixteenth century, Spain imported tomato form south America. Spain then exported tomato to Morocco. Italian traders carried it onto Italy. The Italian name for tomato was pomo de Mauro, apple of the Moores. When French growers imported it from Italy, they thought de Mauro meant d’amour, the French word for love, and so pomme d’amour became the apple of love.
15 One belief is that it has great powers of keeping people healthy. A very common expression is “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”. Another belief is based on fact: one rotten apple spoils the barrel. The expression has come to mean that one bad person in a group can cause everyone to act bad.
A. Everyone present had the right to vote.
B. This is how the mistake happened.
C. People believe many things about the apple.
D. There are also many stories about the apple.
E. Paris was given the task of deciding.
F. The housewives there cut their apples in even slices.
G. Nobody is sure where and when the expression began.