跟顏色有關的英文片語(Part II)/有顏色的片語/名揚翻譯/日文翻譯
[黑色篇] devil is not so black as he is painted 形容一個人不像傳言中、一般認知中的那麼邪惡、壞心。 *I can't believe that actress is as coldhearted as the gossip columns say she is. The devil is not so black as he is painted. 我不相信那位女演員有八卦專欄說得那麼冷酷。這個人沒有外面說得那麼糟糕。 in the black 形容有利潤、有盈餘。一般用在公司企業上,因為傳統手寫記帳是用黑色墨水寫收入或盈餘,紅色墨水寫支出或虧損。 *I wish my accounts were in the black. 真希望我的帳戶裡有餘額。 (as) black as thunder 形容充滿憤怒或敵意,好比夾帶雷雨的烏雲。 *When I looked up, his face was as black as thunder, and I knew that I was in trouble. 我一抬起頭,看見他臉上寫滿了憤怒,我就知道自己完蛋了。 back of the black stump stump是樹樁的意思 意指處於極為偏遠、孤立和/或未開化的地方,通常是指澳洲內陸地區。 「black stump」是一種口語用法,來源不明,主要是澳洲人才會用的字詞。 *There are many people who still live back of the black stump, lacking access to medical care and other basic social services. 有許多人仍然生活在未開化地區,缺乏醫療資源和其他基本社會服務。 the pot calling the kettle black 字面直翻是「鍋說壺黑」,也就是一個人自己有問題,卻指責別人一樣的問題,也就是「五十步笑百步」或「半斤八兩」的意思。 *He called me stubborn. Isn’t that like the pot calling the kettle black? 他說我固執。這不是五十步笑百步嗎? the ...