英语讲义【160】和颜色有关的惯用语
<p> 中文里的颜色词不少，与颜色有关的惯用语也很特出。英语也如此，下面便是些例子：</p><p> （1） <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="black">black</span> 盈利：</p><p> <span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debts">debts</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="black">black</span>.</p><p> （2） <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="red">red</span> 亏损；负债</p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mismanagement">mismanagement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="debts">debts</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="red">red</span>.</p><p> （3） <span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> 青一块紫一块：</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="shop">shop</span>-<span word="keeper">keeper</span> <span word="quarrelled">quarrelled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rascal">rascal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="beaten">beaten</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blue">blue</span>.</p><p> （4）<span word="The">The</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span>败家子：</p><p> <span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Browns">Browns</span> <span word="Children">Children</span>, <span word="Alex">Alex</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="behave">behave</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="outcast">outcast</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span>.</p><p> （5） <span word="In">In</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="white">white</span> 写出或印出：</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="verbal">verbal</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="white">white</span>.</p><p> （6） <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="so">so</span>/ <span word="as">as</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="painted">painted</span> 不如所形容的坏：</p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="complained">complained</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Daniels">Daniels</span> <span word="behaviour">behaviour</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="painted">painted</span>.</p><p> （7） <span word="A">A</span> <span word="bolt">bolt</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> 睛天霹雳：</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shocked">shocked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="news">news</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bolt">bolt</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blue">blue</span>.</p><p> （8） <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="funk">funk</span> 惊恐万状：</p><p> <span word="Jenny">Jenny</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="funk">funk</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>.</p>
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