关于颜色的英语习语

关于颜色的英语习语 关于颜色的英语习语,white 英语中有大量习语，它们通常短小精悍、干净利落、言简意丰，虽寥寥数语却极 能传情达意,,如果上天把这么好的达方式摆在你面前你能无动于衷吗,不能 吧～那么就让偶们来看看今天的 【Topic of the Day: White】 [1] a white elephant 释义:a very costly possession that is worthless to its owner and only a cause of trouble. 例句:You have bought yourself a white elephant,this house is far too isolated.No one will stay here and the upkeep will ruin you. 说明:相传一国王曾以白象送予敌人，以瓦解对方。 [2] show the white feather 释义:to act in a cowardly way. 例句:The only time he showed the white feather was just before they attacked the enemy. 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。 [3] show the white flag 释义:to surrender and have no desire to continue resistance. 例句:They failed,so they show the white flag to their enemy. 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? “if you wish me to speak more plainly,show me your palm.""And I must cross your palm with silver,I suppose?" Have you seen a ghost? Your face is as white as a sheet. Why do you let Jack blackmail you like this? He has bled you white. 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 另一颜色的马 中 国 人 很 早 就 懂 得 赛 马 。 战 国 时 ， 齐 将 田 忌 听 孙 膑 指 点 ， 以 下 等 马 赛 齐 王 的 上 等 马 ， 再 以 上 等 马 赛 他 的 中 等 马 ， 中 等 马 赛 他 的 下 等 马 ， 结 果 是 彼 此 用 的 马 匹 虽 然 同 样 分 三 等 ， 田 忌 却 轻 而 易 举 以 两 胜 一 负 成 绩 赢 了 千 金 赌 注 (《史 记 ( 孙 子 吴 起 列 傅 》)。 西 方 人 当 然 也 喜 欢 赛 马 。 据 说 ， 古 时 西 方 赛 马 为 求 容 易 辨 认 ， 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 一 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 horse 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 帮 忙 ; 假 如 要 我 独 力 去 做 ， 那 就 完 全 是 另 一 回 事 了 。 ) 象这样的表达还有:英译汉: blue monday 倒霉的星期一 white rage 震怒 white lie 不怀恶意的谎言 white night 不眠之夜 yellow journalism 耸人听闻的报道 yellow dog 忘恩负义之徒 red flag 让人生气的东西 black dog 忧郁、不开心的人 black letter day 倒霉的一天 black smith 铁匠 black sheep 害群之马，败家子 black leg 骗子 汉译英: 红白喜事 wedding and funeral 白费力的事 a bad job 白送 give away,free of charge 白做 get small thanks for something 黑白不分 confound right and wrong 开门红 to begin well，to make a good start 红光满面 to be healthy and energetic 1.Call black white and white black 黑白颠倒 2.Indigo blue is extract from the indigo plant, but is bluer than the plant it comes from. 青出于蓝而胜于蓝 3.Red clouds in the east, rain the next day In the pink Very healthy Browned off Made a huge mistake Rose tinted spectacles Very optimistic Grey matter A group of specialized nerve cells Yellow belly Very timid, coward Purple prose Writings with emotional feelings and is written very beautifully True blue Very loyal Blue chip A common stock of a nationally known company Blueprint A plan for the future Blue blood A member of aristocracy Blue ribbon An honour or award gained for excellence Feeling blue Feeling sad Blue-collar worker Workers Singing the blues Very upset and depressed Red-blooded Very energetic, active Red-letter day A memorable, noteworthy day A red herring A sudden change of subject to avoid the main issue To see red Angry Red tape Very complicated process Caught red-handed Got caught at the scene A red rag to a bull To provoke to angry After black clouds, clear weather. 否极泰来 After black clouds comes clear weather“雨过天青”，喻情况由坏转好。 Red clouds in the east,rain the next day。“东有火烧云，次日雨来临”， Care brings grey hair. 忧虑催人老。 A fox may grow grey, but never good狐狸会变，但本性难移 At night, all cats are grey. 猫在夜晚皆灰色(丑妍暗中难分辨)。 They that marry in green, their sorrow is soon seen. 年纪轻轻就结婚，为时不久便悔恨 a white lie善意的谎言 a black sheep害群之马 black and blue 青一块紫一块(鼻青脸肿) red eye 一种便宜的威士忌酒;照片中出现的红眼现象 pink eye 红眼病 a black eye被打青的眼睛 white elephant 大而无用的东西 green hand 新手 feel blue 感觉忧郁 in the pink : 非常健康 yellow journalism 耸人听闻的报道 yellow dog 忘恩负义之徒 red flag 让人生气的东西 black dog 忧郁、不开心的人 black letter day 倒霉的一天 black smith 铁匠 black leg 骗子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 绕口令 (1)The rat-catcher can't catch caught rats. (2〕Six silly sisters sell silk to six sickly senior citizens. (3)Jenny and Jimmy went to Jamaica and Germany in January, but Joan and John went to Jordan and Japan in June and July. (4)writer named Wright was instructing his little son how to write Wright right. He said:" It is not right to write Wright as 'rite',try to write Wright aright! Joke A man walked into a bar with his alligator and asked the bartender "Do you serve lawyers here?" "Sure do," replied the bartender. "Good," said the customer, SALVADOR Dali was robbed while on a visit to New York, but he managed to get a good look at the offender1 and was able to provide the police with a rough sketch of the felon2. For the next two weeks New York police searched for a man with a head like a horse, a fried egg on his forehead and a sword in his mouth. 英语小诗 Eldorado，Allan Poe，Gaily bedight,A gallant knight，In sunshine and in shadow,Had journeyed long,Singing a song,In search of Eldorado.But he grew old---This knight so bold--And over his heart a shadow，Fell as he found，No spot of ground.That lookedlike Eldorado.And, as his strength.Failed him at length,He met a pilgrim shadow---“Shadow ,” said he ,“Where can it be---This land of Eldorado"“Over the Mountains Of the Moon.Down the Valley of the Shadow,Ride, boldly ride , ”The shade replied, ---“If you seek for Eldorado !” 英文谚语 1.Don't speak evil of people behind their backs.(不要在人背后讲坏话) 2.You can't gain knowledge without prictice.(不经一事，不长一智) 4.Time makes it inevitable taht in every profession, young men replace the old.(长江后浪推前浪，世上新人换旧人) 5.Deliberate slowly,excute promptly.(慎于思，敏于行) red letter days(纪念日，喜庆日子) 在西方一般指圣诞节或其它节日，因为这些日子在日历上都是用红色标明的，所以“red letter”的意思可以转译成“可纪念的、有纪念意义的、喜庆的”， black letter days倒霉的日子 在日历上大部分日子都是用黑体字写的，但它不可以翻译成“平常的日子”，而是表示“倒霉的日子。 to paint the town red 狂饮，痛饮，胡闹 西方国家的夜生活非常流行，这里它指夜生活中的狂欢作乐，酗酒胡闹，而不是“把全城染红”的意思。 roll out the red carpet for somebody隆重欢迎 它的本意是“展开红地毯”，隆重地欢迎某人。 He was the first European head of the state to visit their country, and they rolled out the red carpet for him。他是第一个访问该国的欧洲首脑，他们用隆重的礼节来欢迎他。 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 善意的诺言 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 didn，t 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 can?t judge colours 盲人不能判断颜色 Call white black 颠倒黑白 .red 1)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.green 1)Jim is very green.(幼稚) 2)She was green with envy.(十分嫉妒) 3)What's wrong with you?You are looking green.(苍白) 3.blue 1)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 time A thing like that only happens once in a blue moon.(难得，极少) 4)blue film (色情电影) 5)I'm 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.white 1)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.black 1)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 won't 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 doesn't study harder, she will get in her mother's black book.(记过本，失去好评) 6.brown 1)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)Aren't you brown!(晒黑了) 7.yellow alert(预备警报) 8.gray collar workers(服务行业的人员) 1. as busy as a bee.忙碌至极 2. as merry as a cricket/grig.非常高兴;非常快活。(cricket蟋蟀) 3. as slippery as an eel.油滑;不可靠。(ell是一种油滑的鱼类) 4. at one fell swoop.一举;一下子;刹那之间。 5. beard the lion 捋虎须;奋勇还击;在太岁头上动土。 6. bell the cat.猫脖子拴铃铛;为了大家的利益承担风险。 7. bird of passage.漂泊不定的人。 8. birds of feather.一丘之貉。 9. black sheep.败家子;害群之马;无用之辈。 10. dark horse.黑马;竞争中出人意料的获胜者。 11. break a butterfly on a wheel.小题大做;杀鸡用牛刀。 12. buy a pig in a poke 买下没有看的东西;隔山买老牛。 13. a pig in a poke 上当之货。 14. by/on shanks?s mare. 骑两脚马----徒步，步行。mare是母马或母驴 15. cannot make a silk purse out of a sow? ear.朽木不可雕也。坏材料做不出好东西。sow大母猪 16. cannot say boo to a goose. 胆小如鼠。 17. cast peals before swine.明珠暗投;对牛弹琴。swine是指猪或卑贱的人 18. cast sheep?s eyes 送秋波;抛媚眼;以目传情。 19. the cat among the pigeons. 猫在鸽群中---人为刀俎，我为鱼肉。pigeon鸽子 20. cat?s paw. 被人当爪牙利用的人;受人愚弄的人。paw爪子 21. a cock-and-bull story.无稽之谈;荒诞的故事。cock-and-bull adj.荒唐的 22. cock-a-hoop.(俚)得意扬扬;自鸣得意。hoop铁环 23. cock of the walk. 称王称霸的人。 24. don?t count one?s chickens before they are hatched.不要过早乐观。 25. Don?t count your chickens!不要打如意算盘。 26. crocodile tears.假慈悲。 crocodile[5krCkEdail]鳄鱼 27. cry wolf.发假警报。 28. dog in the manger.自己不干也不让别人干;自己能享受也不让别人享受的人。 29. dog?s life.悲惨的景况。 30. lead a dog?s life.过者悲惨的生活。 31. dog-tired.累极了;疲惫之至。 32. donkey-work 沉重的苦活儿;呆板的例行工作。 33. donkey?s years 多年;很久。 34. drink like a fish.大饮;牛饮;狂饮;酩酊大醉。 35. even a worm will turn.人急造反，狗急跳墙;人急了也会咬人。 36. an/one?s ewe lamb.唯一的宝贝;唯一的孩子;最珍贵的东西。 37. fine feathers make fine birds.人配衣裳，马配鞍;(讽刺)好的衣裳只能打扮出一个好的外表。 38. fish out of water.离水之鱼;不得其所;感到生疏，不适应。 39. flog a dead horse.徒劳;白费力气;事后再做无益的议论。 红色red) be in the red 负债，亏空，财政赤字 the red carpet treatment 隆重接待 red cent 很少的钱 catch…red-handed 当场被捕 red tape 繁文缛节 see red 突然发怒 (绿色green) green thumb 花匠 green with envy 非常妒忌 (白色white) white lie 善意的谎言 (黑色black) black sheep 坏孩子，败家子 in the black 盈利 black and blue 青一块紫一块 (蓝色blue) feel blue 闷闷不乐 a bolt from the blue 睛天霹雳 in a blue funk 惊恐万状 once in a blue moon 偶尔为之 disappear/vanish into the blue 突然消失 sing the blues;cry the blues 诉苦 (粉色pink) tickled pink 万分高兴 feel in the pink 健康有力 (灰色grey) grey area 含糊不清之处 1.Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。 2.God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。 3.Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。 4.Where there is a will,there is a way. 有志者事竟成。 5.One false step will make a great difference. 失之毫厘，谬之千里。 6.Slow and steady wins the race. 稳扎稳打无往而不胜。 7.A fall into the pit,a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。 8.Experience is the mother of wisdom. 实践出真知。 9.All work and no play makes jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。 10.Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance.无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。 11.More hasty,less speed. 欲速则不达。 12.Its never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。 13.All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的未必都是金子。 14.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。 15.Look before you leap. 三思而后行。 16.Rome was not built in a day. 伟业非一日之功。 17.Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。 18.well begun,half done. 好的开始等于成功的一半。 19.It is hard to please all. 众口难调。 20.Out of sight,out of mind. 眼不见，心不念。 21.Facts speak plainer than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 22.Call back white and white back. 颠倒黑白。 23.First things first. 凡事有轻重缓急。 24.Ill news travels fast. 坏事传千里。 25.A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。 26.live not to eat,but eat to live. 活着不是为了吃饭，吃饭为了活着。 27.Action speaks louder than words. 行动胜过语言。 28.East or west,home is the best. 金窝银窝不如自家草窝。 29.Its not the gay coat that makes the gentleman. 君子在德不在衣。 30.Beauty will buy no beef. 漂亮不能当饭吃。 31.Like and like make good friends. 趣味相投。 32.The older, the wiser. 姜是老的辣。 33.Do as Romans do in Rome. 入乡随俗。 34.An idle youth,a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 35.As the tree,so the fruit. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。 36.To live is to learn,to learnistobetterlive.活着为了学习，学习为了更好的活着 路标 1. You are welcome.欢迎光临。 2. Visitors please register.来宾请登记。 3. Silence.肃静。 4. No admittance.闲人免进。 5. Drive slowly.车辆缓行。 6. Cycling prohibited.不准骑车。 7. Hands off/Don't touch please.请勿动手。 8. Keep off the grass.请勿践踏草地。 9. Save water please. 节约用水。 10. No scribbling.禁止涂写。 11. Don't harm the flowers and trees.勿折花木。 12. Post no bills. / Stick no bills.禁止张贴。 13. No smoking.请勿吸烟/严禁烟火。 14. This way, please.请这边走。 15. No entry please.禁止入内。 16. No through fare.禁止通行。 17. No fishing.禁止垂钓。 18. Off limits to visitors.游人止步。 19. No spitting.请勿随地吐痰。 20. Save electricity.节约用电。 a lucky dog :幸运儿 a yellow dog :可鄙的人，卑鄙的人 a dead dog :1.废物 2.无用之人 a dull fish :言语乏味之人 a shy fish : .羞怯的人 a wise bird :一个明智的人 a beautiful bird :出类拔萃的家伙 1.a white night 1 不眠之夜 2.a white elephant 2 无价之宝 3.a white crow 稀有的东西 4 白宫 4.the White House 5.a white lie 5 白色谎言(也就是善意的谎言) 6.white flag 6 白旗(投降的意思) 7.black sheep7 害群之马 8.black tea 8 红茶(虽然black是黑色，但black tea是红茶) 9greenhouse effect 温室效应 10blue blood 贵族 11 a bolt from the blue 青天霹雳 12 新手，菜鸟.12.green hand 13green eyed 嫉妒，“眼红 14.blue day 14 这里翻译成 忧郁的一天比较好吧，blue在英语里有忧郁的意思 15in the black:盈利、赚钱、顺差 16black and blue:遍体鳞伤的 17black lie:用心险恶的谎言 18the pot calls the kettle black:五十步笑百步 19.a white lie:善意的谎言 20.white sale:大减价 All good things come to an end. 天下没有不散的筵席 A man cannot spin and reel at the same time. 一心不能二用。 Do well and have well. 善有善报。 Every man has his faults. 金无足赤，人无完人。 Fortune knocks once at least at every man's gate. 风水轮流转。 Four eyes see more than two. 集思广益。 He knows most who speaks least. 大智若愚。 Kings have long arms. 普天之下，莫非王土。 Promise is debt. 一诺千金。 where there is life, there is hope. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。 A. 和动物有关的: 1. case of dog eat dog 互相残害 2. die like a dog 穷困潦倒而死 3. a dog in the mangei 站着茅坑不拉屎的人 4. go to the dogs 堕落 5. let sleeping dogs lie 不要惹事生非 6. love me,love my dog 爱屋及乌 7. lucky dog 幸运儿 8. a horse of another colour 根本是另一码事 9. work like a horse 努力工作(有些人说,"为你做牛做马服务一辈子", 看来语 言是不分国界的) 10. pigs might fly 不可能的(表示根本不相信) 11. fish in troubled waters 混水摸鱼 12. give sb. the bird 轻视某人 13. kill two birds with one stone 一石二鸟;一箭双雕;一举两得 14. a wolf in sheep?s clothing 批着羊皮的狼 15. top dog 当权的人, 头儿 16. a lazy dog 懒汉 17. a living dog is better than a dead lion 好死不如赖活着 18. it rains cats and dogs. 下着倾盆大雨. 19. as busy as a bee 忙得团团转 20. an old fox 老奸巨滑的人 太累了, 真是要花时间的, 写不下去了...... The best fish swim near the bottom. 好鱼常在水底游. Never offer to teach fish to swim. 不要教鱼去游泳. Go to the sea， if you would fish well. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子. There„s as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it. 海里的好鱼多的是. It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 笨鱼才会咬两次钩. If water is noisy， there are no fish in it. 咆哮的水中无鱼. A cat has nine lives. 猫有九命. Cats hide their claws. 猫总是藏起自己的爪子. All cats are grey in the dark.黑暗 处的猫都是灰色的. A gloved cat catches no mice. 戴手套的猫抓不到老鼠. When the weasel and the cat make a marriage， it is a very ill presage. 黄鼠狼 和猫结亲没好事. Who will bell the cat? 谁去给猫系铃铛?