good egg

基本解釋

People said my mother was a good egg. She would always help anyone in need.
人們說我媽媽是a good egg（好人），她總是在別人需要時給予幫助。
You can test eggs by putting them in water, a good egg will sink but a bad egg will rise to the surface.
你可以把雞蛋放入水中來檢驗(yàn)它們的好壞，好蛋會下沉，而壞蛋會浮到水面上來。
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A true friend is someone who thinks you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked.
真正的朋友是這樣一個人：即使知道你稍有裂痕，他也仍然認(rèn)為你是個“好蛋”。
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But Mom was a good egg.
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