1、Phrases about colors and numberPPT maker: Yunpeng ZhangInformation Seekers: Min Lin/ Yunpeng Lou/ Lihui Fang / Speaker: Yunpeng ZhangYellowOneYellowYellow lookYellow journalismYellow dogyellow jacket懷疑的目光黃色新聞忘恩負(fù)義之徒(中國(guó)清代的)黃馬褂；美俚黃色胡蜂Yellow-bellyYellow-coveredYellow cake黃餅；雞蛋糕膽小，懦弱無(wú)用的，廉價(jià)的one-horse town

2、鄉(xiāng)村小鎮(zhèn)to look after number one自私，追求自己的利益by ones and twos 三三兩兩地，零零落落地one price for all不二價(jià)one mans meat is another mans poison. 人各有所好。if two men ride on a horse, one must ride behind 一山不容二虎one good turn deserves another 善應(yīng)有善報(bào)RedTwoRedOn such a red-letter day, we find our finance has been in the red beca

3、use of the officials red tape, but when we try to figure out the details, the official promises a bonus(紅利) as red as a red herring.red-letter day - a day that you will forever remember because sth good happens to you then. 大喜日子,重要的日子in the red - if a person or a company is in the end, they have spe

4、nt more money than they have in their bank account. 負(fù)債red tape - official rules or procedures seem unnecessary and cause delay. 官樣文章；繁文縟節(jié)；形式主義red-herring - unimportant things which always takes your attention away from the main issues that should be considered. 原意：紅鯡魚 引申意：為分散注意力而提出的不相干事實(shí)或論點(diǎn) Other Ph

5、rasesThe president was treated to the red-carpet in Rome.總統(tǒng)在羅馬收到隆重的接待Well soon be out of the red.我們很快扭虧為盈red-blooded red-pencil red-hot red-light district 精力充沛的，活躍的修改，檢查，刪除熾熱的，非常激動(dòng)的，最新的紅燈區(qū)Put two and two together根據(jù)已知情況作出合理推斷Have two left feet形容笨手笨腳in takes two to tango一個(gè)巴掌拍不響no one can serve two mas

6、ters 一仆難侍二主No man can do two things at once一心不可二用.Once bitten, twice shy一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩.lesser of the two evils(災(zāi)禍) 兩害相權(quán)取其輕two can play at that game 以其之道還彼之身GreenThreeGreenShe was quite green, which she found all the leading actors had their own green house; and that makes her green with envy.green - sb

7、 is green means he has little experience of life or a particular job; 缺乏經(jīng)驗(yàn)的green house - resting room for special persons; 溫室；為特殊人員準(zhǔn)備的休息室green with envy - very envious indeed; 心中充滿嫉妒 Other PhrasesGreen lightTo be green/green-eyedGreen thumb/green fingersGreen about the gills/pale around the gills許可，

8、同意眼紅，嫉妒善于園藝，具有園藝技能暈船；臉色蒼白Green revolution綠色革命Green hand新手Look green臉色不好；面色鐵青three sheets to the wind 酩酊大醉the third degree 逼供Three score and ten古稀之年twos company, threes a crowd兩人成伴，三人不歡Ill love you three score and ten我會(huì)一輩子愛(ài)你的BlueFourBlueThe girl with blue blood came to the party once in a blue moonBl

9、ue blood(or blue-blooded) - refers to person form a royal or noble family. 貴族血統(tǒng)Once in a blue moon - impossible things(no bloom moon at all). 很少發(fā)生的事情；千載難逢Other PhrasesBlue-eyed boysOut of the blueBlue-sky bargainingDrink till alls blueA bolt from the blueThe boys in blueBlue ribbon prize沒(méi)有預(yù)料到的紅人，受寵的

10、人漫天討價(jià)；blue-sky：不切實(shí)際的 一醉方休晴天霹靂，突如其來(lái)的打擊警察一等獎(jiǎng)（一等獎(jiǎng)會(huì)用藍(lán)色的帶子包扎）have forty winks 白天打盹on all fours 四肢著地the four corners of the earth 世界各地four-letter word 粗話four square 直率的PinkFivePinkTickled pinkFeel in the pinkPink collarPink teaPink slip粉領(lǐng)族(指婦女從事的職業(yè)如護(hù)士、秘書等)午后茶會(huì),正式茶會(huì)Seeing pink elephants醉酒出現(xiàn)幻覺(jué)感到萬(wàn)分高興健康有力解雇通知

11、書a fifth wheel 多余的人give somebody five擊掌慶祝nine to five朝九晚五fifty-fifty 對(duì)半（地）five-star五星級(jí)的BlackSixBlackBlack dogBlack letter dayBlack smithBlack sheepBlack leg憂郁、不開(kāi)心的人倒霉的一天鐵匠害群之馬，敗家子騙子Black tea紅茶The pot calls the kettle black五十步笑百步Black spot事故多發(fā)地點(diǎn)Black in face非常生氣Not as black as somebody is painted 不像別

12、人說(shuō)的那么不好Black book/blacklist黑名單the black market黑市at sixes and sevens 亂七八糟six feet under 死亡its six of one and half a dozen of the other 半斤八兩the sixth feeling 第六感hit/knock sb. for six 給某人以毀滅性打擊WhiteSevenWhiteI told him a white lie which made him white with fury, but when he realized his project is a wh

13、ite elephant, his face turned as white as a sheet.a white lie - a harmless lie that will hurt no one 善意的謊言white with fury - very angry, or enraged 因憤怒而發(fā)狂a white elephant - a very costly possession that is worthless to its owner and only a cause of trouble 無(wú)用而累贅的東西as white as a sheet - depressed or d

14、isappointed 面色蒼白Other PhrasesWhite warWhite saleWhite moneyWhite-liveredWhite crowThe white wayWhite coffeeWhite featherA white night沒(méi)有硝煙的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)，常指經(jīng)濟(jì)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)大減價(jià)銀幣小心的，膽小的罕見(jiàn)的食物白光大街，指城里燈光燦爛的商業(yè)區(qū)牛奶咖啡膽怯不眠之夜be in seventh heaven 快樂(lè)無(wú)比the seventh son of a seventh son 非常重要的后代seven-league飛毛腿the seven year itch 七年之癢the se

15、ven deadly sins七宗罪eighty-seven刻骨的愛(ài)；八十七個(gè)The differences between English and Chinese numeral idioms英漢數(shù)字習(xí)語(yǔ)的差異Psychology:In China, people like the even numbers which are thought to be the lucky number, such as “十全十美”(to the nine). But in English, it is considered that the odd number, except for thirteen

16、, is associated with good luck. For example, “one hundred and one thanks”(十分感謝)、 “All good things go by three”(好事成三)、 “in ones seventh heaven”(十分快樂(lè))、 “one thousand and one things to do”(日理萬(wàn)機(jī))The differences between English and Chinese numeral idioms英漢數(shù)字習(xí)語(yǔ)的差異Cultural background:Different idiom has di

17、fferent characteristics because the different story. For example, “Rome was not built in one day”(冰凍三尺非一日之寒)、 “a nine days wonder”(曇花一現(xiàn))The differences between English and Chinese numeral idioms英漢數(shù)字習(xí)語(yǔ)的差異And： The numbers in some idioms have opposite meanings。No.1 English：“hit sb for six”(給人以毀滅性的打擊)、 “six of the best”(鞭打六下的體罰)、 “six penny”(不值錢)Chi