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发布时间:2019-11-29 西安澎博英语
它们真的只是你所熟悉的颜色吗,今天就给你点颜色看看?
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非常正式的活动或是宴会——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.
昨晚他们都出去耍了~
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 celebraty 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。