英语中关于颜色的谚语

1、箍英语中关于颜色的谚语蔽 Call black white and white black肇颠倒是非黄 An evening red and a morning grey, is a sign of a fair day.晚霞 红如火,晓色青如灰,定是晴朗天.蒂 Indigo blue is extract from the indigo plant, but is bluer than the plant it comes from.筮青出于蓝而胜于蓝膈 After black clouds, clear weather.否极泰来蜗After black clouds comes clear

2、 weather雨过天青,喻情况由坏 转好.艘Red clouds in the east, rain the next day 东有火烧云,次日雨 来临,膀 Care brings grey hair忧虑催人老.芾A fox may grow grey, but never good狐狸会变,但本性难移肇At night, all cats are grey.猫在夜晚皆灰色丑妍暗中难分辨.蔽 They that marry in green, their sorrow is soon seen.膈年纪轻轻就结婚,为时不久便悔恨芾a white lie善意的谎话芍a black sheepW群

3、之马英black and blue青一块紫一块鼻青脸肿辐red eye 一种廉价的威士忌酒；照片中出现的红眼现象 red-eyed勘pink eye红眼病期a black eye被打青的眼睛肆white elephant大而无用的东西蚁green hand 新手藏feel blue感觉忧郁肇in the pink :三营常健康蔻yellow journalism 耸人听闻的报道 yellow dog忘恩负义之徒盆red flag让人生气的东西 black dog忧郁、不开心的人薇white flagin the black 盈禾U make profit曹 black letter day 倒

4、霉的一天 black smith 铁匠芍black leg 骗子 green light : 许可,同意蒙red tape :指手续繁杂,办事拖拉,不讲实际的坏风气蜗see red :发怒,冒火薄in the red :亏损,负债董a red letter day :重大,重要的日子其1 a white elephant蟆释义：a very costly possession that is worthless to its owner and only a cause of trouble.箍例句： You have bought yourself a white elephant,this

5、 house is far too isolated.No one will stay here and the upkeep will ruin you.莅说明：相传一国王曾以白象送予敌人,以瓦解对方.聿2 show the white feather犀释义：to act in a cowardly way.莆例句：The only time he showed the white feather was just before they attacked the enemy.亵说明：该习语原指斗鸡的人认为有白羽毛的斗鸡不是良种鸡.肃3 show the white flag =surren

6、der赚释义：to surrender and have no desire to continue resistance.蟆例句：They failed,so they show the white flag to their enemy.薄说明：该习语源出打败仗的部队向敌军举起白旗,表示投降# Ok, Now let's have a guess,what on earth do the following phrases underlined mean?噩 “if you wish me to speak more plainly,show me your palm."

7、"And I must cross your palm with silver,I suppose?"肄 Have you seen a ghost? Your face is as white as a sheet.蝇 Why do you let Jack blackmail you like this? He has bled you white.苗英语中与颜色相关的有趣习语肆greenhorn:指没有工作经验的人,生手犀to be green :嫉妒蓬green light :许可,同意肆red tape :指手续繁杂,办事拖拉,不讲实际的坏风气滕see red :

8、发怒,冒火蒂in the red :亏损,负债« a red letter day :重大,重要的日子腿to feel blue :忧郁,烦闷交till all is blue :直到铭酊大醉,到极点亵once in a blue moon :难得,千载难逢的蚀 a bolt from the blue :晴天霹雳w be white as a sheet :苍白如纸莆be in a black mood :阴郁的,情绪低落的荒black and blue :遍体鳞伤,青一块紫一块肇black and white :白纸黑字期 in the black :赢利荽in the pink

9、 :三营常健康蔗另一颜色的马齐中匹胜起 赛,马两吴 马马的以子 等等用举孙 下中此易. 以的彼而记 ,他是轻史 点赛果却(< 指马结忌注 膑等,田赌 孙上马,金 听以等等千 忌再下三了蜜中国人很早就懂得赛马.战国时,齐将田 王的上等马, 等马赛他的 虽然同样分 一负成绩赢 列傅» ).菜西方人当然也喜欢赛马.据说,古时西方 赛马为求容易识别,骑士会骑不同颜色的 马.把赌注押在某一名骑士身上的人,当然 不希望 另 颜 色的马 (horse of a different colour/horse of another colour)取胜现在,赛马一般不会计较马的颜 色了,但hors

10、e of a different colour这 成语依 然广泛流传,只是意思变了,解作完全另 一回 事, 例如 ：I thought you would help. If I am to do it all by myself, that is a horse of another colour.我 本 来以为 你会全忙；假设要我独力去做,那就完全是 另一回事了.荽象这样的表达还有：英译汉：腿blue Monday倒霉的星期一 white rage震怒芈white lie不怀恶意的谎话 white night不眠之夜曹yellow journalism 耸人听闻的报道 yellow dog忘恩负义之徒薄red flag让人生气的东西 black dog忧郁、不开心的人膂 black letter day 倒霉的一天 black smith 铁匠辑black sheep害群之马,败家子 black leg骗子芾汉译英：蛔红白喜事 wedding and funeral蒲白费力的事 a bad job曹