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 the
2、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,2018/5/13,Yellow,Blue,2018/5/13,BLUE,Some-thing about blue,2018/5/13,Blue is the colour of the clear sky and the deep sea. It i
3、s 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.,2018/5/13,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.,2018/5/13,Blue idioms,2018/5/13,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,2018/5/13, 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晴天劈雳（
6、3）blue streak一闪即逝的东西,2018/5/13,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,2018/5/13,Yellow,Blue,2018/5/13,YELLOW,2018/5/13,Some thing about yellow,2018/5/13,Yellow is the color of gold, butter, and ripe
7、 lemons.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
8、, jealousy and betrayal. It plays an important role in Asian culture, particularly in China.,2018/5/13,Yellow idioms,2018/5/13,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
9、 no wonder that in the western culture the color yellowofen relates to something terrible.,2018/5/13,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,2018/5/13,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（
11、毅力）.,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 line
12、 路边限制停车的黄线,2018/5/13,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 Wilhelm i
13、n 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 sheetas white as a ghost（ because of fear or shock or illness ）as white as the driven snow,Click here to add your text. C
14、lick 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),whitedays of ones life,(favorable,fortunate 幸运日),34,White elephant(story),somethingthatislargeandunwieldy(笨拙的，难处理的）andiseitheranuisance（麻烦
15、事，讨厌的东西）orexpensivetokeepup,Indian、Ceylon（锡兰）、ThailandWhite elephant=sacred,The king of Siam,People who have fallen out of favor,Go Bankrupt(破产),3. Something about money,White-collar worker,bleedsomeonewhite,totakeallofsomeonesmoneytoextortmoneyfromsomeone榨干某人的钱财,whitewash sthto cover up or gloss ov
16、er faults or errors or wrongdoing(粉饰，洗白),4. To describe “people”,a white knight,especiallya 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,Undesired company which w
17、ants to buy company A .,38,White-bread(American),ItsamovieaboutmiddleAmerica-white-breadcharacterslivingwhite-breadlives.,白人中产阶级being, typical of, or having qualities (as blandness) associated with the white middle class,Lily-white,1.(British,American&Australian)completelywhiteincolour纯白色的2.(America
18、n&Australian)completelyhonest(oftennegative)（至诚至善的）Hesnotexactlylily-whitehimself,sohehassomenervecallingheracheat!3.(American&Australian)havingonlywhitepeoplenear,oftenbecauseofawishtokeepblackpeopleaway,white knucklesomething,tosurvivesomethingthreateningthroughstrainedendurance,thatistosay,holdin
19、gontight.(历险后幸存)TheflightfromNewYorkwasterrible.Wehadtowhiteknuckletheentire flight.,1. of the color black,as blackaspitch(沥青)as black as a skillet（煮锅、平底煎锅）,2. Special meanings(story),red tea- colour of the liquidblack tea-the colour of the oxidized（氧化的） leaves.,blacklist (someone)- to exclude or os
20、tracize someone, to write someones name on a list if they break some rules,black sheep (of a family),a person who is a disgrace to a family or group害群之马Guess:black leg,BlackFridayThe death of JesusShopping Day after Thanksgiving(cause traffic jam),blackmail sb (to extort or take money from someone b
21、y threatening him or her勒索、敲诈某人),black-and-blue(遍体鳞伤)Fig.bruised,physicallyoremotionally.Imstillblack-and-bluefrommydivorce.Whatisthatblack-and-bluemarkonyourleg?in the blackFig.notindebt;inafinanciallyprofitablecondition.(Asopposedtointhered赢利)Iwishmyaccountswereintheblack.Sallymovedthecompanyintot
22、heblack.,in black and whiteFrom Shakespeare MuchAdoAboutNothingFig.ofanagreement,contract,orstatementofficial,inwritingorprinting.(Typically:be;getsomething.)白纸黑字Ihaveitinblackand whitethatImentitledtothreeweeksofvacationeachyear.Put sth down in black and white,black and whiteeither good or bad, eit
23、her one way or the other way, oversimplified(非黑即白)Theissueofnuclearweaponsisntasblackandwhiteasitusedtobe.,Pinkpink-collarworkers粉领阶层指职业妇女 pink slip 解雇通知书in the pink 非常健康tickled pink 非常开心My mother was tickled pink that you visited her when you were in town.see pink elephants 酩酊大醉,Graygraycollar 服务性的
24、行业a gray area- something that is not clearly defined and does not conform to an existing set of rules, neither black or white, neither one way or another way灰色区域gray matter brains, intelligence,Colour Idioms Quiz,1.The girl was (very pleased) that she was chosen to represent her class at the competi
25、tion.A.blacked out B.tickled pinkC.green with envy D.out of the blue,Colour Idioms Quiz,2.Name two colour idioms about being fired,Show sb a red card A pink letter,Colour Idioms Quiz,3.Chinese-English害群之马 穷困潦倒 老当益壮大喜之日 非黑即白 遍体鳞伤,1.interesting /may arouse your interest in English2.vivid/speak like a local speaker3.Better understanding about different culturesAnd so on.,2018/5/13,Thats allBy Lina,Mona,Agnes,
