昨天晚上蚊子太多，所以晚上没睡好，小欧的同学对小欧说“You are looking green”。
当然不是！这里的“You are looking green”，指的是“脸色看起来很苍白”。
关于颜色在英语中，有很多衍生含义，小欧收集了一些，既是地道的表达，同时也避免误解。
We are green hands, so we must learn from the oldworkers.What's wrong with you? You are looking green.
你怎么了？脸色看起来很苍白。
I was absolutely green (with envy) when I saw hissplendid new car.
我看到他那辆漂亮的新汽车就非常眼红。
white coffee 加牛奶或奶油的咖啡
I want two white coffees.
我要两杯加牛奶的咖啡。
white lie 无恶意的谎言
Tom sometimes tells a white lie.
汤姆有时会撒一些无伤大雅的谎。
white elephant 无用而又累赘的东西（尤指大而昂贵之物）
That would be a white elephant to me.
那东西对我来说又贵又没用。
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I want this agreement in black and white.
Tom is the black sheep of the family.She visits us once in a blue moon.
她难得来看我们一次。The blue film was banned by the censor.
那部黄色电影被当局禁了。He looks blue today.
他今天看起来很忧郁。He is proud of his blue blood.in/into/out of the red 有/没有亏损The company has been in the red until he took over.
在他接手之前，公司一直都亏损。Her criticisms were enough to make anyone see red.
她那些批评任谁都得火冒三丈。
catch somebody red-handed 当场发现某人正在做坏事或犯罪
The policeman caught the thief red-handed.
