生活中的颜色词.doc

1. RED: (1)The president was treated to the redcarpet in Rome. 总统在罗马 受到了隆重的接待。 (2)It was a red-letter day in the history of Chinese revolution. 这 是中国历史上值得纪念的日 子。 (3)A thief was caught red-handed in the act of breaking open alock. 一个窃贼在砸开锁时被当 场抓获。 (4)You said that l am very good. ls my face red? 你说我很好，真使 我难为情了。 (5)When he started criticizing my work,l really saw red. 当他批评 我的工作时，我就冒火、发脾 气。 (6)There is too much red-tape in obtaining an identity card. 领身 份证的手续实在太繁琐了。 (7)They had to sell the firm because for years they had operated it in the red. 因 为经营这 家公司几年来一直亏损，所以他们只好把它卖掉。 (8)Well soon be out of the red. 我们很快就会扭亏为盈。 (9)Every time he comes to New York,he wants to paint the town red. 每次来纽约，他都要痛饮一 番。 2. GREEN: (10)He is still green to his job. 他对其工作尚无经验。 (11)Do you see any green in my eye? 你认为我幼稚可欺 吗？ (12)lf you want to be a successful gardener,of course youve gotto have green fingers. 假如 你想当个称职的园工，那你就得有园艺技能。 (13)She is a green hand in teaching English. 在英语教学中，他还是 个生手。 (14)Mother gave us the green light to go on the camping trip this summer. 妈妈准许我们今 年 夏天去野营一次。 (15)He has a green wound in the left breast. 他左胸上有一新伤口。 3. BLUE: (16)He is proud of his blue blood. 他因出身名门贵族而骄傲。 (17)Things are looking extremely blue. 情况极其不妙。