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英语中关于颜色的谚语Call black white and white black颠倒是非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。

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red-eyed 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white flag in the black 盈利make profitblack 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[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。

The red badge of courageHenry had dreamed of battles all his life, of uncertain and bloody fights that had excited him with their vastness and fire. In dreams, he had seen himself in many struggles. He had imagined people secure in the protection of his fierce bravery. He had wanted several times to join the army. Tales of great movements shook the land. There seemed to be much glory in them. And his busy mind had drawn for him large pictures filled with breathless deeds. But his mother had prevented him from going.One nightHenry: Ma, I’m going to join the army.Mother:Henry,do n’t you be a fool.(用毯子蒙上自己的脸)Nevertheless, the next morning he had gone to a town that was near his mother’s farm and had joined a regiment that was forming there.and then he returned home,his mother was milking a cow.H:Ma,I’ve joined.（犹豫不决的）（沉默片刻）M:the lord’s will be done,Henry.然后母亲在削土豆M:You be careful,Henry, and take good care of yourself.don’t think you can beat the whole rebel army at the start,because you can’t. you’re just one little fellow among a lot of others, and you have to keep quiet and do what they tell you. I know how you are, Henry.and always be careful when you choose your friends. There are lots of bad men in the army, Henry. The army makes them wild. They like nothing better than taking a young fellow like you,who has never been away from home much and has always had a mother, and teaching him to drink liquor and curse. Stay away from them, Henry. I don’t you ever to do anything. Henry, that you would be ashamed to tell me about. Just act as if I were watching you. If you keep that in your mind always,I guess you’ll come out all right.You must always remember your father,too.,child. And remember he never drank o drop of liquor in his life,and seldom cursed,either.I don’t know what else to tell you,Henry,except that you must never avoid your duty,child. If a time comes when you have to be killed or do a bad thing,Henry, don’t think of anything except what’s right. Many women have to endure such things in these times, and the lord will take care of us all.Don’t forget your shirts, child,and try and keep warm and dry. Good-bye,Henry. Be careful,and be a good boy.母亲说这些话的时候，亨利并没有耐心地听。

英语中颜色的妙用black tea 红茶black book 黑名单black sheep 害群之马black and blue遍体鳞伤的black eyes：熊猫眼（被打肿的）green hand 生手green meat 鲜肉white elephant：无用而累赘的东西(in) black and white：白纸黑字yellow card：黄牌（警告）a white lie 指“不怀恶意的谎言”，blue film指不健康的电影，Yellow Pages（黄页电话查号簿）和中文的“黄色书”不一样。

青[qing]:可以指绿色（green），如“青椒”（green peppe）；可以指蓝色，如“青天”（blue Sky）；也可以指黑色，如“青布”（black cloth）。

美国人谈到皮肉受伤时说be brised black and blue, 而中国人则说“被打得青一块，紫一块”。

若直译就成了：be beaten blue and Purple。

red gold：纯金。

红糖：brown sugar 红茶：black tea 红榜：honour roll 红豆：love pea 红运：good luck 红利：dividend 红事：wedding 。

green-eyed：嫉妒/眼红white money：银币white elephant：无用而累赘的东西white crow：罕见的事物（lz这些都是在网上找到的，写论文的时候注意点哦。

偶最近也要写论文了，忙着找资料啊。

）捷克人视红色三角为有毒标志，土耳其人将绿色三角形商标视为免费商品。

阿拉伯人从来不系绿领带，法国人从不带红、蓝、白三种颜色相间的领带，荷兰人忌讳橙色领带。

在与西班牙人打交道时，以穿黑色皮鞋为宜，切忌穿橙色皮鞋。

目前，国外许多工厂企业都用红色表示“火”、“停”，用于消防设施，以绿色表示“安全”，用于太平门、急救站，在法国，色彩已成为指挥生产的一种手段。

1.american beauty是“月季”,而不是“美国美人”。

2.Dutch act是“自杀”，而不是“荷兰人的行动”。

3.Chinaberry是“ 楝树”，而不是“中国莓”。

4.China grass是“苎麻”，而不是“中国草”5.Dutch door是“杂志中的散页广告”，而不是“荷兰门”。

6.Dutch uncle是“唠唠叨叮的人”，而不是“荷兰大叔”。

7.Dutch wife是“竹、藤睡具”，而不是“荷兰老婆”。

8.go Dutch是“各人自己付钱”，而不是“去荷兰”。

9.Take French leave是“不告而别”，而不是“请法国假”。

10.French letter是“避孕套”，而不是”法国信”。

11.Russia dressing是“蛋黄酱”，而不是“俄罗斯服装”。

12.a Greek gift是“害人的礼物”，而不是“希腊的赠品”13.Malian iron是“圆筒形熨斗”，而不是“意大利铁”。

14.Spanish- athlete是“胡说的人”，而不是“西班牙运动员”。

1. One-two是“拳击中连击两次”，而不是“一二”。

2. two-time是“对人不忠”，而不是“两次”。

3. in two twos是“立刻”，而不是“两两之间”。

4. three-score是“六十”，而不是“三分”5. four o'clock是“紫茉莉或食蜜鸟”，而不是“四点”。

6. four hundred是“名流、上层”，而不是“四百”7. five-finer是“贼”，类似汉语的“三只手”，而不是“五指”8. at sixes and sevens是“乱七八糟”，而和“六”无关。

9. tight-ball是“老实人”，这里的“八”和“发”无关。

10. to the tens是“打扮得极为华丽”，而不是“数到十”11. a white day是“良晨吉日”，而不是“大白天”。

12. a white elephant是“沉重的负担”，而不是“白象”。

关于颜色的英语谚语和习惯用法brown sugar红糖black tea红茶red wine：红酒red sky：彩霞black money：黑钱（black market：黑市交易或黑市blue book：蓝皮书blue-collar workers：从事体力劳动的工人green-eyed：嫉妒/眼红green meat：鲜肉a green hand：新手white war：没有硝烟的战争，常指“经济竞争”。

white goods：指的是体积大、单价高的家用电器用具，这类物体常刷成白色，故名。

white money：银币white elephant：昂贵却派不上用场的物体或物主不需要但又无法处置之物white sale：大减价grey market：半黑市yellow pages：黄页（指分类电话簿，并非指黄书。

）a yellow dog 可鄙的人，卑鄙的人a yellow livered 胆小鬼Yellow Pages 黄页（电话号码簿，用黄纸印刷）Yellow Book 黄皮书（法国等国家的政府报告，用黄封面装帧）blue-collar workers 蓝领阶层，指普通体力劳动者grey-collar workers 灰领阶层，指服务*行业的职员white-collar workers 白领阶层，指接受过专门技术教育的脑力劳动者pink-collar workers 粉领阶层，指职业妇女群体golden-collar personnel 金领阶层，指既有专业技能又懂管理和营销的人才red ink 赤字in the black 盈利white goods 白色货物，指冰箱、洗衣机等外壳为白色的家电产品brown goods 棕色货物，指电视、录音机、音响等外壳为棕色的电子产品。

black dog 忧郁、不开心的人black sheep 害群之马，败家子black leg 骗子白雪公主 Snow White 白马王子 Prince Charming白色污染 white pollution百年老店 century-old shop白皮书 white paper白色农业 white agriculture黑车 black taxi (a taxi that carries passengers illegally and without a business license)黑店 gangster inn黑客 hacker黑哨 black whistle黑社会 Mafia-style organizations; gangland; underworld group黑匣子 black box绿卡 green card绿色产品 green product绿色电脑 green computer绿色急救通道 emergency green path绿色科技 green science and technology绿色能源 green energy resource绿色农业 green agriculture绿色企业 green enterprise绿色食品 green food绿色银行 green bank蓝牙技术 bluetoothblack and blue 遍体鳞伤的；青一块紫一块in black and white 白纸黑字；书写的；印刷的black-eyed 黑眼珠的, 黑眼圈的black-marketblack-letter 倒霉的black art 妖术, 魔法blue-blooded 贵族的, 系出名门的, 纯种的blue-collar 蓝领阶级的, 工人阶级的blue-eyed boy 宠儿；红人blue-ribbon 头等的, 第一流的blue-sky 无价值的, 不保险的black tea 红茶black money：黑钱（指来源不正当而且没有向政府报税的钱）black and blue 青一块紫一块 (而不是青一块黑一块) black sheep 害群之马，败家子Black horse黑马black smith 铁匠black dog 忧郁、不开心的人a black eye. 眼睛打青black looks白眼。

一、请将下列句子翻译成英文1.任何国家的人，无论男女，都应反对战争, 因为战争会毁灭国家。

(destroy)All men and women in any country should oppose war, for it will destroy the country.2.这是一个很好的例子，说明受妇女运动的影响语言是如何变化的。

(as a result of)A good example of how language has changed as a result of the women's movement.3.她皮肤白皙，头发呈红色，一双碧蓝的眼睛，看上去比以前更漂亮了。

(fair skin)She had fair skin, red hair, and blue eyes, and looked more beautiful than ever.4.我们可以用很多事实来证明吸烟危害人体健康。

(prove)We can use a lot of facts to prove that smoking is harmful to human health.5.如今人们购物时不得不考虑环境问题，比如某一产品是否对环境有害。

(such as)Now people have to think about the environment when they shop, such as whethera product is harmful to the environment.6.他常常做一些有助于同学的小事，因此很受欢迎(popular)。

(do small things)He is always doing small things to help his classmates, so he is very popular.7.卡罗尔读完高中就找到了相当好的工作，然后便结婚了。

The Red-headed League红发会(红发的主顾)I had called upon my friend, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, one day in the autumn of l ast year去年秋天的一天，我去拜访我的朋友歇洛克·福尔摩斯。

and found him in deep conversation with a verystout, florid-faced, elderly gentleman with fiery redhair.我见到他时，他正在和一位身材矮胖、面色红润、头发火红的老先生深谈。

With an apology for my intrusion,我为自己的唐突表示歉意。

正I was about to withdraw when Holmes pulled me abruptly into the room an d closed the doorbehind me.当我想退出来的时候，福尔摩斯出奇不意地一把将我拽住，把我拉进了房间里，随手把门关上。

"You could not possibly have come at a better time, my dear Watson," he said cordially.他亲切地说："我亲爱的华生，你这时候来真是再好不过了。

""I was afraid that you were engaged.""我怕你正忙着。

""So I am. Very much so." "Then I can wait in the next room.""是呀，我是很忙。

""那么，我到隔壁房间等你。

""Not at all. This gentleman, Mr. Wilson, has been my partner and helper in m any of my mostsuccessful cases,"不，不，威尔逊先生，这位先生是我的伙伴和助手，他协助我卓见成效地处理过许多案件。

“五颜六色”的英语文化生活君一直很赞同张爱玲的一句话：颜色与气味常常使我快乐，而一切的音乐都是悲哀的。

今天我们暂且不谈气味和音乐，只说颜色。

红白喜事，中国人其实对颜色是很敏感的。

其实在英语里面，颜色也不乏涵义。

1.Red红色在中国，大红色象征着喜庆和吉祥，大多中国人都喜欢看到。

然而，在西方国家，红色却往往与“危险”、“激进”、“流血”、“暴力”联系在一起。

因此，在英语中，see the red light表示觉察到危险； a red battle 意为血战；red rules of tooth and claw 表示残杀和暴力统治；see red意为使人生气，发怒。

此外，还有一些与red相关的习语，例如：red tape指的是繁文缛节，形式主义。

以前的英国官方文件惯例上是用红色布带系成一扎一扎的，red tape的比喻就由此而来。

red meat 表示牛肉，羊肉。

这主要是因为这些肉的颜色本身就是红色的。

2.White 白色白色在西方人眼中是吉祥之色，含有“纯洁，善良”之意。

所以在西方国家，新娘结婚时会穿洁白的婚纱。

因此，有些与white搭配的习语都含有善良、公正、吉祥等积极意义。

例如：white day意为“吉日”；white lie意为“善意的谎言”；white light指的是“正义公正的判决”；white market 指合法市场；white man 就是忠实可靠的人。

3.Black 黑色黑色本身在视觉上就给人阴暗的感受，英语中黑色也往往与贬义的形象相关。

例如：black Friday，黑色星期五，用来指代倒霉的日子；look black 意思是前景不妙；under the black dog意思是沮丧，a black letter day表示倒霉的一天。

不过英语中，有些词看似black却不是黑的哦。

例如：black dress意为“青衣”；black tea是红茶；black sheep是害群之马等。

英语颜色谚语red letter day：指的是“纪念日”或“喜庆的日子”。

see red: 怒不可遏（red-blooded males: 精力充沛的人, 活跃的人white elephant 白象，累赘物；white hope人们寄予厚望者white lie没有恶意的谎言。

black money：黑钱red figure：赤字red ink：赤字in the red：亏损red-ink entry：赤字分录red balance：赤字差额除此之外，还有如red cent：一分钱；red gold：纯金；red tip on stock market：指股票市场的最新情报汉语中常用的带“红”字的词语，翻译成英语，可不一定用“red”。

例如：红糖：brown sugar红茶：black tea红榜：honour roll红豆：love pea红运：good luck红利：dividend红事：weddingred wine：红酒red ruin：火灾red battle：血战red sky：彩霞B. black（黑色）在英语中经常有“不好的”、“坏的”、“邪恶的”这种意味。

例如：black money：黑钱（指来源不正当而且没有向政府报税的钱）black market：黑市交易或黑市（意为暗中进行政府禁止买卖的商品或外汇的交易，或指进行违法的投机市场）；由此派生出black market price：黑市价格另外，英语中，和红色墨水是记帐时的意思相反，黑色还可表示盈利。

例如：black figure / in the black：盈利、赚钱、顺差又如black figure nation：国际收支顺差国interest in the black：应收利息C. blue（蓝色）在英语中通常表示不快乐、忧郁的情绪。

如：in a blue mood：情绪低沉还常用来表示社会地位高、有权势或出身贵族或王族。