揭秘雅思閱讀中“顏色”的不同含義

　　1. RED：

　　The president was treated to the redcarpet in Rome.

　　總統(tǒng)在羅馬受到了隆重的接待。

　　It was a red-letter day in the history of Chinese revolution.

　　這是中國歷史上值得紀(jì)念的日子。

　　A thief was caught red-handed in the act of breaking open alock.

　　一個(gè)竊賊在砸開鎖時(shí)被當(dāng)場(chǎng)抓獲。

　　You said that l am very good. ls my face red-

　　你說我很好，真使我難為情了。

　　When he started criticizing my work，l really saw red.

　　當(dāng)他批評(píng) 我的工作時(shí)，我就冒火、發(fā)脾氣。

　　There is too much red-tape in obtaining an identity card.

　　領(lǐng)身份證的手續(xù)實(shí)在太繁瑣了。

　　They had to sell the firm because for years they had operated it in the red.

　　因?yàn)榻?jīng)營這家公司幾年來一直虧損，所以他們只好把它賣掉。

　　We’ll soon be out of the red.

　　我們很快就會(huì)扭虧為盈。

　　Every time he comes to New York，he wants to paint the town red.

　　每次來紐約，他都要痛飲一番。

　　2. GREEN：

　　He is still green to his job.

　　他對(duì)其工作尚無經(jīng)驗(yàn)。

　　Do you see any green in my eye-

　　你認(rèn)為我幼稚可欺嗎-

　　lf you want to be a successful gardener，of course you’ve gotto have green fingers.

　　假如你想當(dāng)個(gè)稱職的園工，那你就得有園藝技能。

　　She is a green hand in teaching English.

　　在英語教學(xué)中，他還是個(gè)生手。

　　Mother gave us the green light to go on the camping trip this summer.

　　媽媽準(zhǔn)許我們今年夏天去野營一次。

　　He has a green wound in the left breast.

　　他左胸上有一新傷口。