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"黑"--BLACK
"black coffee"不是"黑咖啡",而是"没有加牛奶的咖啡","black tea"不是"黑茶",而是"红茶"。下面的black,你明白是什么意思吗?
1. black eye 指被打得发青的眼睛,口语中指挫败;不好的名声,不体面。
The committee gave him a black eye; they turned down his proposal.
委员会使他大受挫折;他们断然拒绝了他的提议。
2. black mark 指记过符号;过失,损坏名声的东西。
Jim has a few black marks against him, but in general he is O.K.
吉姆有一些过失,但一般说来,他是不错的。
3. black sheep 喻指害群之马;不肖之子。
Poor Tom, who is always the black sheep of the family, is always
in disgrace.
可怜的汤姆,他是这一家的不肖之子,总是不受人尊重。
"白"--WHITE
1. white elephant 喻指昂贵但使用价值不高的东西;好看不中用的东西。
The foreign aid to the country was believed to be nothing but
a white elephant.
那个国家得到的外援不但无益而且成了沉重的负担。
2. white lie 指小谎言,不含恶意的谎言,常指安慰人或与人为善的谎言。
Sometimes we are forced to tell a white lie.
有时我们被迫讲些善意的谎言。
"绿"--GREEN
1. as green as grass 比喻幼稚的,无生活经验的。
The youth was new to the ways of the city and being green as grass,
he soon fell into bad company.
那个青年不熟悉城市的情形,又无生活经验,不久就结识了一伙坏人。
2. green eye/ green-eyed 表示忌妒
When John's brother got a new bike, John was green-eyed.
约翰忌妒哥哥买了一辆新自行车。
3. green hand 生手,新手。 Don't blame on him, after all, he is a green
hand.
不要责备他,他毕竟是个新手。
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