SILVER IDIOMS
銀色習(xí)語

79. The silver screen
79.銀幕

A term for the cinema
指代影院

Do you fancy going to watch that movie on the silver screen tonight?
今晚你想去看那部電影嗎？

80. Born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
80.含著銀湯匙出生

Meaning born into a rich family
出生于富裕家庭

I don’t think Kelly has ever had a job. She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.
凱莉從來不打工。她出身于富人家庭。

81.To begiven something on a silver plate/platter
81.收到他人真心

When something is offered to someone whole-heartedly
真心實意將某物交與某人

I offered my heart to him on a silver platter, and he turned it down.
我向他表明心意，但遭到了他的拒絕。

WHITE IDIOMS
白色習(xí)語

82. As white as a sheet
82.面如死灰

When someone is in a state of great fear or anxiety
某人處于極度恐懼或焦慮

You’re as white as a sheet, what’s the matter?
你臉色不好，出什么事了？

83. Raise a white flag
83.投降

This indicates that one has accepted defeat and surrenders to the other party
表示某人愿意承認(rèn)戰(zhàn)敗，主動投降

There was such a heated debate going on in the conference room, they wouldn’t back down! I just raised my white flag in the end.
會議室討論越來越激烈，壓根沒有人打算讓步！反正我是受不了了。

84. Whitewash something
84.掩飾某物

To cover up or gloss over faults or wrongdoings
掩飾或掩蓋錯誤或壞事

The government was accused of trying to whitewash the scandal over charity pay-outs.
政府因試圖粉飾慈善事業(yè)支出丑聞而遭到起訴。

85. White elephant
85.白象

A term used for a useless possession, something that is of no use
無用的事物、累贅物

My mum bought a new CD player for me, but it’s a white elephant. I don’t need it, I don’t even have any CDs!
媽媽送我的CD播放器沒有一點用。我根本不需要CD播放器，畢竟我連CD唱片都沒有！

86. White as a ghost
86. 面色慘白

Used to describe someone who is very pale because of pain, fear, shock or illness
描述某人因忍受疼痛、恐懼、震驚或疾病而面色慘白

I didn’t think the movie was that scary, but my sister was as white as a ghost!
雖然我不覺得這部影片可怕，但是妹妹卻嚇得面如死灰！

87. A white lie
87.白色謊言

A ‘little’or ‘harmless’lie told in order to be polite and avoid hurting someone’s feelings
為避免傷害某人，所做的“小”謊或“沒有惡意”的謊言

I just wanted to get out of work so I told my boss a little white lie, and said I had a doctor’s appointment.
我不想工作，所以跟老板撒了個小謊，謊稱自己要去看病。

88. White collar
88.白領(lǐng)

A term used for office workers that wear white shirts with a collar.
用來描述穿白襯衫的辦公室人員。

We have a lot of vacancies for white-collar workers at the moment, but hardly anyone is applying for them!
我們急需白領(lǐng)工作人員，卻沒人應(yīng)聘。

YELLOW IDIOMS
黃色習(xí)語

89. Yellow-bellied
89.膽小的

Someone who is seen as a coward or extremely timid
形容某人及其膽小

There is no point in asking him what to do. He is a yellow-bellied coward, and won’t stand up for what is right!
沒必要征求他的意見。這個人膽小如鼠，不會仗義執(zhí)言的！

90. A yellow streak
90.生性怯懦

Someone who has cowardice in their character
某人天性懦弱

He has always had a big yellow streak, don’t expect him to change now!
他生性怯懦，別指望他現(xiàn)在會改變！

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