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1、,Green,Red,Black,Blue,White,Yellow,others,By Lina,Mona,Agnes,The green idioms,“I guess I dont have much of a green thumb: every year I plant cabbage, beans and sweet corn in my backyard but all I ever get is a lot of weeds.”“My boss liked my idea to open a branch office in Los Angeles and gave me th
2、e green light to go ahead.” So you are green with envy at your neighbor? A hedge between keeps friendship green.,The green idioms,The green idioms,The red idioms,The red idioms,2018/9/5,Yellow,Blue,2018/9/5,BLUE,Some-thing about blue,2018/9/5,Blue is the colour of the clear sky and the deep sea. It
3、is located between violet(紫罗兰）and green on the optical spectrum（光谱）.,Surveys in the U.S. and Europe show that blue is the colour most commonly associated with harmony, faithfulness, confidence, distance, infinity, the imagination, cold, and sometimes with sadness.,2018/9/5,In U.S. and European publi
4、c opinion polls（民意测试） it is overwhelmingly the most popular colour, chosen by almost half of both men and women as their favourite colour.,2018/9/5,Blue idioms,2018/9/5,When it refers to noble(高贵）、lofty(高远)、deep(深沉)、strict （1）blue blood 名门望族（2）blue ribbon最高荣誉的标志（3）blue nose严守教规的卫道士（4）blue laws严格的法规
5、When it refers to mope(忧郁)、disappointing(沮丧)（1）feel blue不高兴（2）a blue outlook悲观的人生观。（3）Things look blue事不称心（4）blue day不开心的一天,2018/9/5, When it refers to salacious(猥亵)、lewd(下流、好色） （1）blue movie 色情电影（2）blue revolution“性解放”（3）blue talk下流言论 When it refers to fast （1）out of the blue突爆冷门（2）have the blue晴天劈
6、雳（3）blue streak一闪即逝的东西,2018/9/5,blue-eyed boy 宠儿、亲信,bolt from the blue晴天霹雳，意外事件,once in a blue moon千载难逢地,look / feel blue, blue in the face恼怒，脸红气喘,out of the blue意外的, 突如其来的,2018/9/5,Yellow,Blue,2018/9/5,YELLOW,2018/9/5,Some thing about yellow,2018/9/5,Yellow is the color of gold, butter, and ripe le
7、mons.In the spectrum of visible light, and in the traditional color wheel used by painters, yellow is found between green and orange. It is a primary color in subtractive color.Yellow is commonly associated with gold, wealth, sunshine, reason, happiness, optimism and pleasure, but also with envy, je
8、alousy and betrayal. It plays an important role in Asian culture, particularly in China.,2018/9/5,Yellow idioms,2018/9/5,The yellow in the western culture ofen reminds people of something bad. It is a symbol of “betray“. Because Judas(犹大） was a traitor(背叛者)who often wears yellow clothes.So,it is no
9、wonder that in the western culture the color “yellow“ofen relates to something terrible.,2018/9/5,When it refers to vulgar(低级趣味的)newspapers、unliterary value books:yellow press黄色报刊 yellow journalism黄色办报作风 yellow back廉价轰动一时的小说,2018/9/5,When it refers to base(卑鄙)、timid(胆怯) （1）yellow dog卑鄙的人， （2）yellow
10、streak 胆怯，（3）yellow-livered胆小的。(4)turn/be yellow eg: He turned yellow when testing-time came.Yellow-belly Yellow-belly is an American expression which means a coward(懦弱的人).The term comes from the 19th century . It may refer to the color of sickness, which means a person lacks strength and stamina（毅力
11、）.,When it refers to old or sickness: the sere and yellow leaf 老年、老人 yellow about/around the gills 病容、面色发黄 yellow as crows face 皮肤蜡黄,However because yellow is bright and marked,it can also be used to remind people: show someone the yellow card (警告某人）【From the soccer game】 yellow alert 空袭预备警报 yellow
12、line 路边限制停车的黄线,2018/9/5,The Yellow Peril (黄祸） The Yellow Peril was a term used in politics and popular fiction in the late 19th and early 20th century to describe the alleged（所谓的) economic and cultural danger posed to Europe and America by Chinese immigration. The term was first used by Kaiser Wilhe
13、lm in Germany in 1895. High yellow High yellow was a term sometimes used in the early 20th century, to describe light-skinned African-Americans.,White,1. free from colour,as white as a sheet as white as a ghost（ because of fear or shock or illness ） as white as the driven snow,Click here to add your
14、 text. Click here to add your text.,1,2,2. free from spot or blemish（污点）,white lie（a harmless or small lie told to be polite or to avoid hurting someones feelings,善意的谎言),white days of ones life,(favorable,fortunate 幸运日),34,White elephant(story),something that is large and unwieldy(笨拙的，难处理的）and is ei
15、ther a nuisance（麻烦事，讨厌的东西） or expensive to keep up,Indian、Ceylon（锡兰）、Thailand White elephant=sacred,The king of Siam,People who have fallen out of favor,Go Bankrupt(破产),3. Something about money,White-collar worker,bleed someone white,to take all of someones money to extort money from someone 榨干某人的钱财
16、,whitewash sth to cover up or gloss over faults or errors or wrongdoing(粉饰，洗白),4. To describe “people”,a white knight,especially a corporation invited to buy out a second corporation in order to prevent an undesired takeover by a third,=Prince charming?,A,company,going bankrupt,B,company,A white knight,C,company,
