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You look blue doesn't mean you look like an Avatar character: “你看上去有点儿蓝”不是说你看着像阿凡达里的人物 , \' P! N: }% ]# ^7 qSomeone beat you "black & blue" means you have bruises: 被打得鼻青脸肿 ( n- P$ t: R5 h9 a3 F- \ 9 g' y1 d4 d/ Z+ C 1 M9 E j4 d4 z0 K2 d7 i; C
Green #1 : 嫉妒
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Green with envy: 艳慕嫉妒恨 9 K( g( Z9 N8 N) c% H* E英语谚语: 8 D( K# j" U' ~: z0 ]Jealousy is a green-eyed monster: 嫉妒是个绿眼睛的魔鬼 " \4 D* ]2 x% M2 q0 A1 H/ n/ ? g. v# O# u9 u8 s: \$ f; | . @% j. \* U- B J' ]
Green #2: 青涩
0 _7 c" k2 b' R; d0 b$ A # i H$ c& @8 q) R+ \' B绿色还有一个含义: + E$ b! F+ i* n0 Z$ qGreen: 青涩4 A/ U; f% n7 \0 e+ Q$ i$ G 比如: & l1 b$ X: y5 J" x& [I'm new to the job. I'm still a bit green: 我刚来上班,还很青涩 6 P( I9 @/ l' d5 n$ N) Z0 d5 P8 K: n) d* c: N2 J4 k. a/ n
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Danger: 危险
Anger: 愤怒
In the red: 亏损6 y) |9 t J: p
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In the stock market, red means going up in Chinese: 红色在中国股市代表涨8 i" u7 D) J) ?+ m2 V
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White represents holiness and purity: 白色代表圣洁1 R! G5 @7 W% l0 Y( Q U+ v! J3 R) B
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People wear white to weddings, not red: 希望婚礼,大家会穿白色,不是红色2 D, r2 `8 E/ R9 G; \
Also baby's christening: 去小宝宝的洗礼,也是白色 # N2 j0 T! N/ o& VWhite doesn't mean bad luck: 白色不是不吉利1 D) A9 V2 Q% H
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紫和黄有什么关系?
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The Purple Heart is one of the highest medals in the US military: 美国的紫心勋章,是表彰军人最高荣誉的奖章之一