Blue=melancholy: 蓝色是忧郁: s$ _3 d& G! E 怎么用?$ y8 P5 c% a4 V" H7 r5 Q2 C2 P5 n
I'm feeling a bit blue
You look blue
I've got the blues # m0 H# y" Z3 R; ?
Melancholy: 忧郁 ; y& Q( u, C6 s: e j: [# b' |1 L5 A: v5 L
Melancholic: 忧郁的 1 Y9 g% B6 ?: I4 g- L- vThe music style blues has a melancholic feeling: 蓝调音乐这个名字也源于它忧郁的特质% ?+ W) T2 s4 s+ g. H, T# D- R8 F
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" W" a# m' n& s& Q
Someone beat you "black & blue" means you have bruises: 被打得鼻青脸肿 + D" n$ j/ v! ]& L1 O* y( G" U% G# h6 F) V* F, U) j8 ~4 W
1 B7 G! b: t0 Q
Green #1 : 嫉妒
6 }7 _, U* D7 t( p h
6 u# @/ m8 s$ p4 v
Green with envy: 艳慕嫉妒恨 # w% N$ U/ e: K+ s Y7 _英语谚语:. C! k3 N9 y4 j8 O# N0 o
Jealousy is a green-eyed monster: 嫉妒是个绿眼睛的魔鬼 ~4 l6 S- @5 t: d H
$ w& S" l7 C, i' G$ N% W' v
, f9 f: Q' F" p. I F$ h5 Z8 @. {
Green #2: 青涩
6 S. G, ~( I2 S0 G( Y& B+ s( ]! ], \2 x 绿色还有一个含义:$ r6 y+ J- K9 }, h8 _0 z" T# D3 t( I, r
Green: 青涩 ( w3 I, _! V; c+ N, p* d比如:7 x: Q( k! ]8 i' V, h1 Y: a
I'm new to the job. I'm still a bit green: 我刚来上班,还很青涩 - S& A1 J3 S& U0 F* | & e$ |& n, n1 W, I" o3 c. M $ r& Z0 X$ p* m8 \# ~
Red: danger, anger, losing money
# T* U/ ~. [5 x. K5 Q% C! f9 R0 c; @0 o3 T& H4 ^
Red is China's most symbolic color: 红色是最能象征中国的色# r9 I- z/ ~/ z/ K
It represents good luck: 吉祥色4 r. @- g* P4 Q. y+ _$ _
Red in the West represents the strongest emotions, often negative: 但是在西方,红色常和激烈的情绪连系在一起,尤其是负面的 " D, R4 Q' O' N# Q比如6 }2 T& `2 c; a* s' l
Danger: 危险
Anger: 愤怒
In the red: 亏损 6 W' O# ~0 ^+ v6 u a
3 X3 o- i+ \" u8 R股指一片红,在中国是涨、在美国是跌& f9 Q# X) Y* o
In the stock market, red means going up in Chinese: 红色在中国股市代表涨 9 X0 m2 G5 F+ l gBut it means going down in the West: 在西方国家是跌! O3 g! _' ~+ K: K( \
0 d8 |! y) D7 M; ]9 V0 C$ c. D 6 N! P/ S9 Y4 @$ H1 b + G# S. C8 L. e' W8 u8 X8 p! d ?3 t0 @6 M4 [+ u
0 r2 T Q1 D; `
; x# I5 t1 ?% I- ?, e' j
再来一对对比色
$ k9 y4 N2 ^/ w * c% r* B6 p# o) ^, |6 SBlack represents evil and death: 黑色代表邪恶、死亡 : i5 N; O9 ^; {9 W+ rBlack widow: 黑寡妇 # |" T. G- `0 L0 ]White represents holiness and purity: 白色代表圣洁2 j& H0 i5 ^8 G
- X+ d+ {) {; a4 r/ K3 K: h9 {4 }
, x( _ D/ a. j
People wear white to weddings, not red: 希望婚礼,大家会穿白色,不是红色 ' w. x# }+ H$ s5 A# U" eAlso baby's christening: 去小宝宝的洗礼,也是白色 * s" Y P1 Y2 FWhite doesn't mean bad luck: 白色不是不吉利 $ t7 Q; X+ y" ]. J7 _# k: f$ t( }( a4 v" f$ x; M1 r! m
, R: }8 x# `. W2 R
紫和黄有什么关系?
" H" D9 G# [* |5 h& P
Purple represents courage and bravery: 紫色代表勇气、勇敢 9 x% h1 \" x2 D8 h2 G( A
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
5 h' c! l; c6 d
9 d- Q5 I8 {6 c. c' g' I" t5 N' K1 g
8 K! {2 k; a/ F) Z; _2 E0 c' a
Yellow represents cowardliness: 黄色代表懦弱
学个俚语:
A yellow bellied coward: 黄肚子的胆小鬼
He's such a yellow belly: 他真是个懦夫
0 v1 I- Y$ C; f" L" [
) u; l& r0 }# o0 ^5 G1 O3 a
Beautiful colors, beautiful names
英语颜色高阶版
2 e8 _" ^- ?% _ O' k8 \; \0 H
' G8 b- v* K" I5 o" M- M! b比如同样是蓝色,色调不同,名字也不同! - u T7 B7 b* [0 c
Teal: 水鸭色、青绿色
Indigo: 靛色
Mid night blue: 午夜蓝6 c$ S' v% l8 W" ?' @1 ?. k0 Y9 j
是不是名字和颜色一样美! / [ w B; A; {1 w5 d% }) y: ?$ n/ t& x, R$ o/ v