北木教育 > 出国考试 > 出国考试文章 > 英语中的颜色表达
发布时间:2019-04-29 成都澎博英语
我们知道这个世界上有许许多多的颜色,例如:
红色:Red
橙色:Orang
黄色:Yellow
绿色:Green
蓝色:Blue
靛蓝:Indigo
紫色:Purple
……
但是!!!
它们真的就只是你所熟悉的颜色吗?今天就由Sybil老师给你一些不一样的“颜色”看看!!!
1、to be black and blue
=to be covered in bruises
遍体鳞伤的;青一块紫一块的
Eg: It was the first time I had ridden a bike and I was black and blue after it!
那是我第一次骑自行车,骑完之后就遍体鳞伤了。
2、to be green with envy
=to be jealous 嫉妒
Eg: That girl is green with envy because of my very good grades.
由于我的好成绩,那个女孩充满了嫉妒。
3、to see pink elephants
=to see things that are only in your imagination
看到想象之中的事情(多形容醉酒神志不清)
Eg: No one believes him because he is always seeing pink elephants.
没有人相信他,因为他总是看见想象中的事情。
4、to go red
=to blush 脸红
Eg: He always goes red when he sees her.
他看见他就会脸红。
5、with flying colors
=with great or total success 非常成功
Eg: My sister graduated with flying colors, and now we are going to celebrate!
我的姐姐非常顺利地毕业,我们准备去庆祝。
6、to be the black sheep of family
=to be a disgrace for the family
家族画风和别人明显不一样,带有贬义的
Eg: My sisters are so successful. One is a doctor, the other is an engineer but I' m the black sheep of the family. My parents hate me sometimes because I get pretty bad grades.
我的姐姐们都很成功:一个是医生,另一个是工程师,只有我是“坏了一锅汤的老鼠屎”——我的父母有时候真的很讨厌我,因为我成绩差的不行。
7、a black tie event
=a situation you should wear form clothes
非常正式的活动或宴会(男性常被要求西装革履,女性则是款款长裙)
Eg: The Oscars is one of the world' s most famous black tie events.
奥斯卡是全世界最出名的盛装场合。
8、out of the blue
=unexpected 出乎意料;所料不及
Eg: One day, out of the blue, she announced that she was leaving.
有一天,她出人意料地宣布她要离开了。
9、to paint the town red
=hang out 出去浪
Eg: They were out painting the town red last night.
昨晚他们都出去玩了。
10、roll out the red carpet
=warmly welcome 隆重欢迎;热烈欢迎
Eg: They were ready to roll out the red carpet when they heard that a celebrity was in their city until they realized he was not the real McCoy.
听说名人来到他们所在的城市时,他们准备隆重欢迎一下的,结果发现来的不是本人。
以上就是Sybil老师带给大家的不同寻常的“颜色”,是不是又学到一招了呢,O(∩_∩)O哈哈~!
下次再见ヾ( ̄▽ ̄)Bye~Bye~