英语讲义【160】和颜色有关的惯用语

　　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：

　　（1） In the black 盈利：

　　Having paid off all the debts, the company is now in the black.

　　（2） In the red 亏损；负债

　　On account of mismanagement and some unexpected bad debts, some financial companies are in the red.

　　（3） Black and blue 青一块紫一块：

　　The shop-keeper quarrelled with a rascal and was beaten black and blue.

　　（4）The black sheep of the family败家子：

　　Among Mr Browns Children, Alex did not behave himself and eventually became a social outcast. He was the black sheep of the family.

　　（5） In black and white 写出或印出：

　　I dont want a verbal promise but an agreement in black and white.

　　（6） Not so/ as black as one is painted 不如所形容的坏：

　　Many people complained about Daniels behaviour, but he was not as black as he was painted.

　　（7） A bolt from the blue 睛天霹雳：

　　The woman was shocked at the bad news, which came like a bolt from the blue.

　　（8） In a blue funk 惊恐万状：

　　Jenny has been in a blue funk since she failed in her first job interview.