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?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 路边限制停车的黄线 * ?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 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 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 someone‘s feelings,善意的谎言) ?white?days of one’s life? (favorable,fortunate 幸运日) * White elephant(story) something?that?is?large?and?unwieldy(笨拙的，难处理的）and?is?either?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 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 Undesired company which wants to buy company A . * White-bread(American) Its?a?movie?about?middle?America?-?white-bread?characters?living?wh