在職場中，特別是外企，我們常常聽到一些和顏色有關(guān)的習(xí)語。

但這些習(xí)語的真實意思往往和我們猜測的差很多。
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比如，pink slip 從字面意思來看，是粉色紙片，其實它指的是解雇通知書。
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今天我們就來看看職場中那些容易混淆的與色彩相關(guān)的短語，希望你看了之后，下次不會再弄錯啦。
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與紅色相關(guān)的習(xí)語
Idioms about red
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#1 Red hot：猛烈的，大受歡迎的
新的，令人振奮，需求龐大的東西
Something new and exciting, creating much demand
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The new video game is red-hot. Some fans have been waiting outside stores for days, to get a hold of them!
這些新的電子游戲非常受歡迎。為了搶到它們，有一些粉絲已經(jīng)等在商店外幾天了。
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#2 Catch someone red-handed：逮個正著
發(fā)現(xiàn)某人正在犯罪，或者做不該做的事情
To catch someone in the act of committing a crime, or doing something wrong that they shouldn’t be doing
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He kept lying to me about where he was going in the evenings, so yesterday I followed him and caught him red-handed. He was with another woman!
他總是向我撒謊晚上到底去了哪里。所以昨天，我跟蹤他了，逮個正著，發(fā)現(xiàn)他居然跟一個女人在一起。
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#3 Red-letter day：重要或值得紀(jì)念的日子
值得紀(jì)念的日子
A day that is memorable because of some important event
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The day I graduated was a red-letter day for my mum, she still talks about it today!
我畢業(yè)那天對我媽來說是非常重要的日子。至今，她還一直談?wù)撝翘臁?/div>
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#4 To see red：火冒三丈
表現(xiàn)得對某人無法抑制憤怒
To react with uncontrollable rage against someone or something
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Jessie saw red when he heard someone shouting at her mother.
杰西聽到有人對他媽媽大喊大叫，就立刻火冒三丈了。
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與藍(lán)色有關(guān)的習(xí)語
?Idioms about blue?
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#1 Blue ribbon：一流的
很上層的，很高端的（人、團(tuán)體）
To be of superior quality or distinction, the best of a group
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A blue ribbon panel of experts were invited to investigate the extraordinary remains.
一些很厲害的專家被邀請來調(diào)查這具非常奇特的尸體。
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#2 Talk a blue streak：連續(xù)不斷地聊個沒
滔滔不絕，不停地說話
When someone talks very much and very rapidly
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The woman in the hospital bed next to me talked a blue streak all day. I don’t where she got the energy from!
我病床旁的那個女人總是滔滔不絕，講個不停。我不知道她哪來那么多能量的
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來源：A blue streak，原來指閃電，閃電一閃即逝，是非常迅速的過程，所以常用來描述快速的行動。例如在這個習(xí)慣用語里描述是說話其快無比。
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#3 Blue pencil：刪改或刪減
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刪減內(nèi)容
To censor something, or limit the information that is shared
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The reports about how soldiers were being treated abroad had been blue-pencilled by the authorities.
政府當(dāng)局刪減了有關(guān)士兵在國外的所受待遇報道。
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來源：因為以前的劇作家在修改劇本或者文案的時候，喜歡用藍(lán)色的鉛筆在上面寫寫畫畫。后來，blue pencil也就引申為“修改，刪除，校正，編輯”的意思。
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與粉色有關(guān)的習(xí)語
Idioms about pink
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#1 Tickled pink：眉開眼笑
對于某事非常開心
To be very pleased, thrilled or delighted about something
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Anna was tickled pink that her fiancé had made such an effort for her birthday.
安娜看到未婚夫為她生日花了很多心思，感到非常開心。
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# 2 See pink elephants：喝醉，爛醉如泥
形容看到并不存在的事情，或想象中的事情
When someone sees things that are not really there, because they are in their imagination
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Anyone who hears his story thinks he sees pink elephants. It’s just such a far-fetched story, and very hard to believe.
任何人聽到他這么說，都覺得他是喝醉了。因為這故事太離奇了，難以令人相信
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#3 Pink slip：解雇通知書
解雇通知
A termination notice received from a job
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They gave me my pink slip last week, so I’ve got to find a new job now.
他們上周解雇了我，所以現(xiàn)在我只能找份新工作了。
來源：將近一百年前，美國老板開始用粉紅紙條寫的解雇通知夾在雇員的工資袋里，告訴他們不用再去上班了。
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于是，1910年之后，收到pink slip，就說明雇員被解雇了。?
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#4 In the pink of something：非常健康
表示很健康
Meaning in very good health
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My grandmother looked ever so well when I saw her, she was in the pink of condition.
我看到奶奶時，她看起來非常健康。
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與金色相關(guān)的習(xí)語
?Idioms about gold

#1 A golden opportunity：千載難逢的機(jī)會
絕佳時機(jī)；錯過就不會再來的機(jī)會
An opportunity that may never present itself again
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Think carefully about what you’re going to do, this is a golden opportunity, and you don’t want to mess it up
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仔細(xì)想想你到底該做什么。這是個千載難逢的機(jī)會，千萬別搞砸了。
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#2 A golden handshake：豐厚的離職金
給即將退休的經(jīng)理、總監(jiān)或下崗工人的退休金，通常非常豐厚
A large sum of money that is paid to a retiring manager or director, or to a redundant worker
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The company Chairman received a huge golden handshake when he retired.
這家公司主席退休時，拿了一筆非常豐厚的退休金。
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#3 Golden boy：有成就的男人
在某些方面非常有成就的男人，特別在體育領(lǐng)域
The term given to a young man idolised for a great skill, usually in sport.
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By many of his fans, Wayne Rooney is seen as the golden boy of his football team.
在很多粉絲眼中，韋恩·魯尼被認(rèn)為是足球隊的金童。
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你還知道哪些和顏色相關(guān)的習(xí)語呢？