用颜色表达心情:6 个有趣的英语习语

中文里有“气得脸发青”“吓得脸色发白”的说法,英语里也常用颜色来形容情绪和状态。下面是几个常见的习语。

  • She is red with anger.她气得满脸通红。(red with anger:气得脸红)
  • All the family is in the pink.全家人身体都很好。(in the pink:身体健康、状态极佳)
  • He turned green with envy.他嫉妒得脸色发青。(green with envy:十分嫉妒)
  • I feel blue today.我今天心情低落。(feel blue:情绪低落)
  • Chances like this come once in a blue moon.这样的机会很难得。(once in a blue moon:千载难逢)
  • Though I believe in telling the truth, I think a white lie is sometimes justified.虽然我主张说实话,但有时善意的谎言也情有可原。(white lie:善意的谎言)
  • He insisted on putting the agreement down in black and white.他坚持把协议白纸黑字写下来。(in black and white:白纸黑字)

习语的意思往往不能按字面理解,记忆时可以连同例句一起记,再试着用它们造一个自己的句子。

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