Colors in English 英语颜色大全.ppt

Colors in English green 1 yellow 2 red 3 blue 4 Different Colors white 5 black 6 green eyes 嫉妒（green-eyed monster，green with envy，green as jealousy） green hand（口语）新手 greenhouse 温室 greenback （口语）美钞 green finger （口语）园艺技术 greenhorn 无经验易受骗的人，涉世不深的人 green 1 What’s wrong with you? You look green. (面带病容) We are green hands, so we must learn from the old workers. (新手) I was green when I saw his new car. (嫉妒) I know that his father has green fingers. (园艺技能) Do you see any green in my eye? （无经验易受骗）你以为我那么好骗吗? He is yellow and is not going to fight for his rights. (口语，贬义)胆怯 yellow card （裁判员出示的）黄牌警告 yellow pages 黄页（用黄色纸张印刷的电话簿，经常按照公司类别分类） yellow line 黄线（路边限制停车） （注：中文“黄色的,色情的”X-rated/porn/pornographic） yellow 2 red 3 red letter day 重要的或者值得纪念的日子 be in the red负债，财政赤字 (be in the black盈余) out of the red 偿清债务，还清债务 red carpet （为迎接贵宾铺的）红地毯 red card（裁判员向球员出示的）红牌 red meat红肉，牛羊肉 red eyes （因熬夜，哭等）眼睛红，充血 1. She is red with anger. 她气得满脸通红。 2. They came out of the bank carrying the money and the police caught them red-handed.他们带着赃款从银行里出来，被警察当场捉住。 (catch sb. red-handed 当场发现某人做坏事或犯罪，活捉) blue 4 （口语）忧伤，沮丧 blues 布鲁斯音乐（源于美国南方黑人中情调忧郁的一种慢速音乐） blue blood贵族出身，贵族血统 blue collar 蓝领，体力劳动者 blue ribbon 蓝绸带（授予竞赛优胜者的荣誉或奖励） the blue 大海，蓝天 blueprint蓝图，计划，方案 out of the blue未事先告知的，使人感到意外的 She arrived out of the blue. once in a blue moon千载难逢 You get a chance like this only once in a blue moon. 这种机会真是千载难逢。 Mary has felt blue ever since her boyfriend left for Europe. 自从她男朋友去了欧洲以后，玛莉一直感到闷闷不乐。 white lie 善意的谎言 Though I believe in telling the truth, I think a white lie is sometimes justified. 虽然我认为应该说实话，但我认为善意的谎言有时也是无可非议的。 He insisted on putting the agreement down in black and white. 他坚持要把这项协议用白纸黑字写下来。 white 5 White elephant在印度、斯里兰卡（从前称为锡兰）、泰国、缅甸等国白象(white elephant)被视为神圣不可侵犯的动物，人们从不会让它们劳作。据说要饲养一头“white elephant”花费惊人。所以从前中亚的国王对看不顺眼的大臣就赐给白象，使他为饲养御赐的白象而倾家荡产。源自此一典故“white elephant”一词后来演变而指比其价值或效用所需费用庞大而不成比例者，或虽然不需要但难于处理之物品了。 The foreign aid to the cou