英語(yǔ)單詞的一詞多用是很常見(jiàn)的,以表顏色的詞為例,green,white,black大寫(xiě)時(shí)可以表示姓氏,如Mr Green(格林先生),Mrs White(懷特夫人),Miss Black(布萊克小姐)。在一些短語(yǔ)里,意思也發(fā)生了變化,如be in the red(經(jīng)營(yíng)虧損),be in the black(賺錢(qián)),turn red with anger(氣得臉紅筋脹),a black look(怒容),a black lie(惡意的謊言),look black(滿臉怒氣),be blue(誠(chéng)實(shí)),be blue with cold(凍得臉色發(fā)青),feel blue(感到悶悶不樂(lè)),look green(臉色蒼白),black and blue(遍體鱗傷),out of the blue(突然地),sing the blues(垂頭喪氣),a white lie(無(wú)惡意的謊言)。還有很多,這里不一一列舉,同學(xué)們今后多注意收集,豐富自己的語(yǔ)匯。
下面再舉一些用“顏色”表達(dá)人的情緒或表情的例句,供同學(xué)們學(xué)習(xí)參考。
1. Hearing the news his father was black in the face.聽(tīng)到這消息,他父親怒形于色。
2. The old woman looks blue today.今天這位老太太面帶憂色。
3. The boy is blue and you can trust him.這孩子誠(chéng)實(shí),你可以相信他。
4. Her sister is still green at her job.她妹妹對(duì)工作仍缺乏經(jīng)驗(yàn)。
5. My grandfather lives to a green old age.我爺爺老當(dāng)益壯。
6. He is proud of his blue blood.他因出身貴族而感到自豪。
7. George was the black sheep of his family.喬治是家里的敗家子。
8. The minister visits us once in a blue moon.部長(zhǎng)難得訪問(wèn)我們。
9. She turned green when she saw her boyfriend with another girl.她看見(jiàn)自己的男友和別的女孩在一起而嫉妒。
10. He is in the red and living a poor life.他負(fù)了債,過(guò)著貧困的生活。
11. She went(turned) white with fear.她嚇得臉色蒼白。
12. Why are you in the blues today?你今天為什么悶悶不樂(lè)?