美国文化脱口秀 第428期:黄色在英语里竟是这个意思!
时间:2019-03-05 作者:英语课 分类:美国文化脱口秀
英语课
基本的颜色,英语你一定会。但是这些颜色所代表的含义,你了解吗?比如黄色、绿色、蓝色、红色......?今天,我们就学一下!
关键词:
Blue:忧郁
Blue=melancholy 1: 蓝色是忧郁
怎么用?
I'm feeling a bit blue
You look blue
I've got the blues 2
Melancholy: 忧郁
Melancholic 3: 忧郁的
The music style blues has a melancholic feeling: 蓝调音乐这个名字也源于它忧郁的特质
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
Someone beat you "black & blue" means you have bruises 4: 被打得鼻青脸肿
Green #1 : 嫉妒
Green with envy: 艳慕嫉妒恨
英语谚语:
Jealousy 5 is a green-eyed monster: 嫉妒是个绿眼睛的魔鬼
Green #2: 青涩
绿色还有一个含义:
Green: 青涩
比如:
I'm new to the job. I'm still a bit green: 我刚来上班,还很青涩
Red: danger, anger, losing money
Red is China's most symbolic 6 color: 红色是最能象征中国的色
It represents good luck: 吉祥色
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
比如
Danger: 危险
Anger: 愤怒
In the red: 亏损
股指一片红,在中国是涨、在美国是跌
In the stock market, red means going up in Chinese: 红色在中国股市代表涨
But it means going down in the West: 在西方国家是跌
黄色在英语里竟是这个意思!
再来一对对比色
Black represents evil and death: 黑色代表邪恶、死亡
Black widow: 黑寡妇
White represents holiness and purity: 白色代表圣洁
People wear white to weddings, not red: 希望婚礼,大家会穿白色,不是红色
Also baby's christening: 去小宝宝的洗礼,也是白色
White doesn't mean bad luck: 白色不是不吉利
紫和黄有什么关系?
Purple represents courage and bravery: 紫色代表勇气、勇敢
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
Yellow represents cowardliness: 黄色代表懦弱
学个俚语:
A yellow bellied 7 coward: 黄肚子的胆小鬼
He's such a yellow belly 8: 他真是个懦夫
Beautiful colors, beautiful names
英语颜色高阶版
比如同样是蓝色,色调不同,名字也不同!
Teal: 水鸭色、青绿色
Indigo 9: 靛色
Mid 10 night blue: 午夜蓝
是不是名字和颜色一样美!
这个颜色,也有个诗意的名字:
Burnt sienna: 硃红
不过在男性native speaker的词典中,只有:
Brownish orange:带点儿咖啡的橘色
n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的
- All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
- He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过,他感到很郁闷。
n.抑郁,沮丧;布鲁斯音乐
- She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
- He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。
忧郁症患者
- A absurd tragedy accompany a melancholic song by the Tiger Lillies. 一出荒诞的悲剧,在泰戈莱利斯犹豫的歌声中缓缓上演。
- I have never heard her sing a melancholic song. 我从来没有听她唱过忧伤的曲子。
n.瘀伤,伤痕,擦伤( bruise的名词复数 )
- He was covered with bruises after falling off his bicycle. 他从自行车上摔了下来,摔得浑身伤痕。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The pear had bruises of dark spots. 这个梨子有碰伤的黑斑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.妒忌,嫉妒,猜忌
- Some women have a disposition to jealousy.有些女人生性爱妒忌。
- I can't support your jealousy any longer.我再也无法忍受你的嫉妒了。
adj.象征性的,符号的,象征主义的
- It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
- The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。
adj.有腹的,大肚子的
- That big-bellied fellow was very cruel and greedy. 那个大腹便便的家伙既贪婪又残恶。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The ship's sails bellied in the wind. 船帆在风中鼓得大大的。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛
- The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
- His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。
n.靛青,靛蓝
- The sky was indigo blue,and a great many stars were shining.天空一片深蓝,闪烁着点点繁星。
- He slipped into an indigo tank.他滑落到蓝靛桶中。