颜色及习语.doc

英语中与颜色相关的有趣习语 greenhorn: 指没有工作经验的人,生手 to be green : 嫉妒 green light : 许可,同意 red tape : 指手续繁杂,办事拖拉,不讲实际的坏风气 see red : 发怒,冒火 in the red : 亏损,负债 a red letter day : 重大,重要的日子 to feel blue : 忧郁,烦闷 till all is blue : 直到铭酊大醉,到极点 once in a blue moon : 难得,千载难逢的 a bolt from the blue : 晴天霹雳 be white as a sheet : 苍白如纸 be in a black mood : 阴郁的,情绪低落的 black and blue : 遍体鳞伤,青一块紫一块 black and white : 白纸黑字 in the black : 赢利 in the pink : 非常健康 be in red 亏损in the red 赤字black 构成短语的翻译：call white black/call black white 混淆是非black money 黑钱（指来源不正当而且没有向政府报税的钱）in the black 盈利、赚钱、顺差。Black and white 遍体鳞伤Black sheep 害群之马Black Friday 耶稣受难日，不吉利的星期五Black lie 用心险恶的诺言The pot calls the kettle black.五十步笑一百步。white构成短语的翻译：white war 没有硝烟的战争，常指“经济竞争”。White sale 大减价White money 银币White elephant 无用而累赘的东西White crow 罕见的事物The white way 白光大街（指城里灯光灿烂的商业区）A white lie 善意的谎言White coffee牛奶咖啡White feather胆怯Oh, don，t forget Black and White ,which means .白纸黑字。在汉语翻译成英语时，某些场合的汉语的“白”字虽然是颜色，但英语应词中并没有white一词。如：白菜（Chinese cabbage）、白熊（polar）、白蚁（termite）.但在另一些场合，白字与颜色毫无关系，表示徒劳（in vain）。如：白费事（all in vain , a waste of time and energy）,白送（give away, free of charge ,for nothing）.此外，白字还可以表示“单纯的”“不掺杂的”。如白开水（boiled water）,白烧肉（plain boiled pork）.在某些场合甚至很难概括出某种涵义。如坦白（to confess, to make a clean breast of something ）,白痴（idiot ）,白话（vernacular）.应当记住的是：“白”字并不都是“white”Blue(蓝色)在英语中通常用来表示不愉快。如：in a blue mood 和having the blues表示“情绪低落”“忧郁”“沮丧”“烦闷”；在a blue Mon(倒霉的星期一)中，“blue”也表示类似的意思-过了愉快、幸福的周未，星期一又要上班或上学了，所以情绪不佳。如：it was blue Monday and he just didnt feel like going back to work.倒霉的星期一，又该上班了，他真的不愿意。在美国英语中blue book（蓝皮书）是刊载知名人士，尤其是政府高级官员名字的书。have a green thumb 擅长园艺be green with envy 嫉妒once in a blue moon 极少千载难逢tickled pinik 特别高兴see red 发怒turn as white as sheet 吓的脸色煞白out of the blue 突然，出乎意料be yellow 胆怯red tape 繁杂的公文give green light to 准许 A blind man cant judge colours 盲人不能判断颜色 Call white black 颠倒黑白 .red1)red alert 表示空袭，暴风雨来临时的“紧急警报”2)a red letter day 大红喜庆的日子3）red cap 在英国指宪兵，在美国指车站搬运工4）red carpet 原为“红毯子”，引申为“隆重，尊敬”We gave the guests a red carpet welcome.5)paint the town red指人们因喜庆而去酒吧或夜总会狂欢痛饮6)When I see a man ill-treating a child,I see red.（发怒）7)The policemen caught the thief red-ganded.（当场）8)When I mentioned it to her,she went red.（脸红，羞愧）2.green1)Jim is very green.（幼稚）2)She was green with envy.（十分嫉妒）3)Whats wrong with you?You are looking green.(苍白)3.blue1)blue collar workers（体力劳动者）2)blue stocking （现用来表示女学者或女才子）3)blue moon 表示very long timeA thing like that only happens once in a blue moon.(难得，极少)5)Im in the blues today.(郁闷)6)She was blue in the face with cold.（冻得发紫）7)The news was a great shock to me;it came absoblutely out of the blue.(晴天霹雳)4.white1)white alert (解除警报)2)white collar workers(脑力劳动者)3)Susan sometimes tells a white lie.(无恶意的谎言)4)Jack is white-livered.(胆小，怯懦)5)We want two white coffees.(加牛奶的咖啡)6)A motor-car would be a white elephant to him.(无用而累赘的东西)7)He boasted a lot about his courage but when danger came he showed the white feather.（表现胆怯）5.black1)black tea （红茶）2)paint sb black (说某人坏话)3)He gave me such a black look.(恶狠狠地瞪一眼)4)He is a black-hearted villain.（黑心肠的）5)His action toward his wife showed black ingratitude.(忘恩负义)6)They went into black for their father.(哀悼)7)I wont believe it unless I see it in black and white.(白纸黑字)8)You can never believe what he says;he will swear black is white.(把黑的说成白的)9)If Kate doesnt study harder, she will get in her mothers black book.(记过本，失去好评)6.brown1)do it up brown(把什么作得尽善尽美)2)I left him in a brown study thinking over the question.(深思)3)Arent you brown!(晒黑了)7.yellow alert（预备警报）8.gray collar workers（服务行业的人员） 黑 call white black /call black white：混淆是非 You can never believe what he says; he will call black white if it suits his purpose. 你不要相信他的话，他为了达到目的，常常颠倒黑白。black money：黑钱(指来源不正当而且没有向政府报税的钱)black tie：黑领结；小礼服in the black：盈利、赚钱、顺差black and blue：遍体鳞伤的black sheep： 害群之马 the black sheep of the family 败家子black Friday：耶稣受难日；不吉利的星期五black lie：用心险恶的谎言blackmail：勒索the pot calls the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。 in black and white 白纸黑字 I wont believe it unless I see it in black and white. 除非我看到白纸黑字，否则我不会相信。 sbs black books. 某人的宠爱 If Hob doesnt work harder he will get in Mr. Priestleys black books. 如果Hob不努力，就会失去Priestley先生的宠爱。 Englands wealth was built up on diamonds-black diamonds. 英国靠煤炭聚敛财富。 He got mangy black looks for his speech criticizing the Government. 由于他的演讲批判了政府，他遭到很多白眼。白 white war：没有硝烟的战争，常指“经济竞争”。white sale：大减价white money：银币white elephant：无用而累赘的东西white crow：罕见的事物the white way：白光大街(指城里灯光灿烂的商业区)a white lie：善意的谎言 white coffee：牛奶咖啡white feather：胆怯 a white night 不眠之夜绿： get green 得到允许 green with envy 非常妒忌 green fingers 园艺能手 green hand 新手蓝：once in a blue moon 极少; 千载难逢；源于自然现象。当大气中有一定量的微尘时就会出现太阳和月亮呈现深蓝色的自然奇观。因机会罕见，故此短语意为“很难罕见” A thing like that only happens once in a blue moon. sbs blue-eyed boy 某人的亲信 He was blue in the face with cold. 他的脸冻得发紫。 I am feeling rather blue today. 我今天心情很沮丧。 He got his blue for football. 他成为校队足球队员。 He spends all his time reading blue books. 他花了很多时间阅读政府出版物。 You can talk till all is blue but I shall not believe you. 你可以说的天花乱缀，我就是不能相信你。 The news was a great shock to me; it came absolutely out of the blue. 这个消息令我震惊，太出乎意料了。 a bolt from the blue 晴天霹雳,突发事件红 When I heard of cruelty to animals, it makes me see red. I caught the thief red-handed. You are not answering my questions. You are trying to draw a red-herring across the track. As soon as he led the conversation round to borrowing money, I saw the red light. On boat-race night the College students paint the town red. The mention of that mans name to him is like a red rag to a bull. 英文解释：very angry caught the thief in the very act of stealing draw ones attention from the real point dangerous have a high-spirited time make sb. annoyed in the red 亏损;负债 roll out the red carpet 隆重欢迎see red 突然发怒其他in the pink of condition身体健康a grey mare当家的妻子black and blue 遍体鳞伤的；青一块紫一块in black and white 白纸黑字；书写的；印刷的black-eyed 黑眼珠的, 黑眼圈的black-marketblack-letter 倒霉的black art 妖术, 魔法blue-blooded 贵族的, 系出名门的, 纯种的blue-collar 蓝领阶级的, 工人阶级的blue-eyed boy 宠儿；红人blue-ribbon 头等的, 第一流的blue-sky 无价值的, 不保险的red-blooded 精力充沛的, 活跃的red-carpet 隆重的, 殷勤的red-eyed 红眼的, 眼圈哭红的red-hot 炽热的, 非常激动的, 最新的red-letter day 大喜日子, 圣徒之节日red-light district 红灯区(城镇中的妓院区)red-pencil 修改, 检查, 删除red-tape 官样文章的, 繁文缛节的red-tapery 官样文章, 繁文缛节red-tapism 官僚作风born under the rose 私生的, 未婚生的born to the purple 出身贵族born with a silver spoon in ones mouth 生在富贵人家purple passage=purple patch 词藻华丽的段落in the pink 满面红光 （非常健康）green-eyed 绿眼的, 嫉妒的green as grass 幼稚的green bean cake 绿豆糕black sheep 害群之马, 败家子once in a blue moon 千载难逢地；极少地；破天荒地white-collar 白领阶层的, 脑力劳动者white-livered 小心的, 胆小的white as a sheet 极苍白的white elephant 白象, 累赘物white feather 胆怯,白羽毛(怯懦的象征)white flag 白旗(投降的标帜)yellow streak 胆怯yellow-belly 胆小，懦弱yellow-covered 表面黄色的,廉价的,无用的yellow-dog 可耻的grey matter 口头脑grey collar 灰领工人，服务行业职工grey mare 胜过丈夫的妻子red herring 熏青鱼, 转移注意力的话in a brown study 呆想, 默想, 沉思in the red 亏损；欠债a green hand 生手The grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence) 这山望着那山高 do sth. till you are blue in the face 徒劳无功between the devil and the deep blue sea 进退维谷；左右为难out of the blue 出乎意料；突然the boys in blue 警察the pot calling the kettle black 锅笑壶黑；五十步笑百步be in the black 有盈余；有节余be tickled pink 高兴极了；非常开心call white black /call black white：混淆是非black money：黑钱(指来源不正当而且没有向政府报税的钱)black tie：黑领结；小礼服in the black：盈利、赚钱、顺差black and blue：遍体鳞伤的black sheep： 害群之马black Friday：耶稣受难日；不吉利的星期五black lie：用心险恶的谎言blackmail：勒索the pot calls the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。white war：没有硝烟的战争，常指“经济竞争”。white sale：大减价white money：银币white elephant：无用而累赘的东西white crow：罕见的事物the white way：白光大街(指城里灯光灿烂的商业区)a white lie：善意的谎言 white coffee：牛奶咖啡white feather：胆怯Oh, dont forget Black and White, which means 白纸黑字. 黑色 black 炭黑 carbon black;charcoal black 暗黑 pitch-black ; pitch-dark 漆黑 dull black 白色 white 象牙白 ivory white 牡蛎白 oyster white 珍珠白 pearl white 玉石白 jade white 银白 silver white 羊毛白 wool white 乳白 milky white 米白 off-white; shell 雪白 snow-white 灰白 greyish white 纯白 pure white 本白 raw white ;off white 粉红白 pinky white 浅紫白 lilac white 灰色 grey 银灰色 silver grey 炭灰色 charcoal grey 烟灰 smoky grey 雾灰 misty grey 黑灰 grey black 金色 gold 银色 silver 青古铜色 bronze;bronzy 驼色 camel ;light tan 米色 beige;cream; gray sand 卡其色 khaki 奶油色 cream 豆沙色 cameo brown 水晶色 crystal 荧光色 iridescent 彩虹色 iris; rainbow 棕色 brown 茶褐 umber;auburn 淡褐 light brown 咖啡 coffee 紫色系列 紫色 purple ;violet 紫罗兰色 紫水晶色 amethyst 葡萄紫 grape 茄皮紫 wineberry;aubergine 玫瑰紫 rose violet 丁香紫 lilac 墨紫 violet black 绛紫 dark reddish purple 暗紫 violet deep;dull purple 乌紫 raisin 蓝紫 royal purple 鲜紫 violet light 深紫 modena 浅紫 grey violet 淡紫 pale purple ;lavender 淡白紫 violet ash 青莲 heliotrope 雪青 lilac 墨绛红 purple black 暗绛红 purple deep 浅绛红 purple light 橙-黄系列 橙色 orange 黄色 yellow 深桔黄 deep orange 浅桔黄 light orange; clear orange 柠檬黄 lemon yellow;lemon 玉米黄 maize 橄榄黄 olive yellow 稻草黄 straw yellow 芥末黄 mustard 杏黄 broze yellow 蛋黄 york yellow;egg yellow 藤黄 rattan yellow 象牙黄 nude 日光黄 sunny yellow 土黄 earth yellow ;yellowish brown; 砂黄 sand yellow 金黄 golden yellow;gold 深黄 deep yellow 棕黄 tan 青黄 bluish yellow 灰黄 sallow;grey yellow 米黄 cream 嫩黄 yellow cream 鲜黄 cadmium yellow 鹅黄 light yellow 中黄 midium yellow 浅黄 light yellow ,pale yellow;buff 淡黄 primrose;jasmine 绿色系列 绿色 green 豆绿 pea green;bean green 浅豆绿 light bean green; 橄榄绿 olive green;olive 茶绿 tea green; plantation 葱绿 onion green; 苹果绿 apple green 森林绿 forest green 苔藓绿 moss green 草地绿 grass green 灰湖绿 agate green 水晶绿 crystal 玉绿 jade green 石绿 mineral green 松石绿 spearmint ; viridis 孔雀绿 peacock green 墨绿 green black ;jasper 墨玉绿 emerald black 深绿 petrol ;bottle green;Chinese green 暗绿 deep green 青绿 dark green 碧绿 azure green; viridity 蓝绿 blue green 黄绿 yellow green 灰绿 grey green; 褐绿 breen 中绿 medium green;golf green 浅绿 light green 淡绿 pale green 青-蓝色系列 靛青 in