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成对的英语短语 英语中有很多用and 或or将两个近义或相对的词连接起来构成的短语,例如: aches and pains 痛苦 ancient and modern 古今 arts and science 文理 first and foremost 首先 home and abroad 国内外 hustle and bustle 熙熙攘攘 ifs and buts 假设与转折 kith and kin 亲戚 odds and ends 零碎 profit and loss 盈亏 pros and cons 正反 twists and turns 曲折 ups and downs 盛衰 come and go 来去 one and only 唯一 rain or shine 阴晴 give and take 合作与让步 美语里的汉语 现代社会各国语言相互渗透,美语中有很多外来语,其中不乏中文,例如: Cheong-sam------长衫．原特指女性节庆时穿的红色旗袍,后泛指袍装. Confucius-----孔子,孔夫子 Fengshui-----风水 Iching-----易经 Koolie-----苦力 Kowtow-----极其卑顺的态度,原词为”磕头” Kungfu-----中国武术,原词为”功夫” Lao-tzu-----老子 Mah-jong-----麻将 Tai-chi(chuan)-----太极(拳) Tao-----道教 TaoTeChing-----道德经 Tofu-----豆腐 Tong-----帮会,从汉语”堂”派生而来 色彩词汇的特殊含义 green green hand 新手 例: We are green hands, so we must learn from the old workers. 作为新人,我们一定要向老工人学习. green 面带病容 例: What’s wrong with you? You are looking green 你怎么了?你的脸色看起来很苍白. green 嫉妒 例: I was absolutely green when I saw his splendid new car. 我看到他那辆漂亮的新汽车就非常眼红. green fingers 有园艺技能 例: I know that his father was green fingers. 我知道他爸爸很有园艺技能. white white coffee 加牛奶或奶油的咖啡 例: I want two white coffees. 我要两杯加牛奶的咖啡. white lie 善意的谎言 例: Tom sometimes tells a white lie. 汤姆有时会撒一些善意的谎. white elephant无用而又累赘的东西(尤指大而贵重之物) 例: That would be a white elephant to me. 那对我来说又贵又没用. black a black look 恶狠狠地瞪 例: He gave me a black look. 他恶狠狠地瞪了我一眼. in black and white 以书面的形式 例: I want this agreement in black and white. 我要求以书面的形式把这项协议写出来. black sheep 败家子,害群之马 例: Tom is the black sheep of the family. 汤姆是个败家子. blue once in a blue moon 难得 例: She visits us once in a blue moon.. 她难得来看我们一次. blue 色情的,有伤风化的 例: The blue film was banned by the censor. 那部黄色电影被当局禁了. blue 忧郁,沮丧 例: He looks blue today. 他今天看起来很忧郁. blue blood 贵族血统,名门出身 例: He is proud of his blue blood. 他为自己的贵族血统骄傲. red In/into/out of the red 有/发生/没有亏损 例: The company has been in the red until he took over. 他接手之前,公司一直都亏损. See red 大怒,生气 例: Her criticisms were enough to make anyone see red. 她那些批评任谁都会火冒三丈. Catch somebody red-handed