颜色词语的意义和翻译

blue sky 蓝天 red sky 彩霞 Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight, Red sky in the morning , shepherd’s warning
早霞不出门，晚霞行千里。

Red
Besides, in both English and Chinese red is associated with revolution and communism. In English the word "Red" with a capital "R", is often used as a synonym for a communist, usually in a derogatory sense. better red than dead 用于表示美国人宁可受共产党的统治， 也不要死于核战争
“If you mean, by military victory, an Iraqi government that can be established and whose writ runs across the whole country… I don’t believe that is possible. TIME 如果你是说，通过军事胜利就可以建立一个政令 通行全国的伊拉克政府……我认为是不可能的。
Green
It is often associated with jealousy, envy, because it is said that jealousy, unhappiness and disease can lead to yellow bile of human body become more, and the more yellow bile we secrete, the greener our complexion and eyes will become, so there are some expressions in English as “green with envy”, “green as jealousy” and “the green-eyed monster” (W. Shakespeare, Othello).
没考上大学，他很沮丧。
色彩在英汉中的不同意义
红 黄 蓝 绿 黑 白
无论在讲英语的国家，还是在中国，红色与庆祝 活动或喜庆的日子有关。但是在中国红色具有的 象征意义比西方国家要强烈的多。凡是与吉祥、 兴旺、热闹等有关的事物，在汉语中都喜欢用 “红”来表示，如“红利”、“红火”、“红包” 等。表示顺利和成功时，也用“红”表示，如 “披红”、“开门红”、“满堂红”等等。虽然 在英语中红色也表示欢乐和喜庆，但没有汉语中 的含义那样广泛。把婚事与红色联系起来，是中 西方都可接受的。
The blue press will do harm to the young people and should be forbidden. 黄色报刊会毒害青少年，应该禁止。 The day Poland was invaded was a black-letter day for the world. 波兰遭侵略的那天对全世界而言是不幸的日子。 They had to sell the company because for years they had operated it in the red.
I always keeps his memory green about the people and things in the school.
对于这个学校里的人和事,我总是记忆犹新。 He failed in College Entrance Examination, which mad him feel blue.
公司的经营几年来不断出现赤字，所以他们只好 把它卖掉。 He tells a white lie, and he means no harm to you. 他那只是善意的谎言，他并不是有意伤害你。
Doing it like that means a white elephant to me 像那样做对我来说是个沉重的负担。 Chen was a black sheep and was driven out of the Party. 陈是是个害群之马，被开除党籍。 He is too yellow to stand up and fight. 他胆小不敢起来反抗。 She as rather depressed because she had got a pink slip. 她情绪低落，因为她收到了解雇通知。
我五岁那年，我祖母邀请了一些亲戚朋友到她的 公寓里聚会。在客人中有个做生意发了财的大款， 她的妻子神气地向大家炫耀他们家的社会地位。 他们有个娇气的小女儿，年龄和我差不多，脾气 很蛮横。
祖母殷勤地伺候着那个大款和他的家人，她把他 们看作是她社交圈子里最重要的人物，因此她不 遗余力地逢迎他们。
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“A lot of us feel like we have our hands tied behind our back… They say we are here to win the heats and minds of the Iraqi people, but I just don’t see that happening.” 我们很多人觉得好像被反绑了双手……他们说我 们到这儿来是为了赢得伊拉克的民心，但我们并 没有看到这种情况发生。
President Bush is traveling. He’s in Southeast Asia. Earlier today, he arrived in Vietnam-better than never.”
“布什总统正在出访。他现在在东南亚。今天早 些时候，他到了越南－晚到总比不到好”。
When I was five years old, my grandmother invited some friends and relatives to her apartment for a party. Among the guests was a neighborhood big shot who was doing well in business. His wife was proud of their social status and let everyone at the party know it. They had a little girl about my age who was spoiled and very much used to getting her own way. Grandmother spent a lot of time with the big shot and his family. She considered them the most important members of her social circle and worked hard at currying their favor.
Yellow
yellow alert—alert in advance yellow looks—suspicious looks He is too yellow to stand up and fight. 他太软弱而不敢起来斗争。 You don’t want to fight, do you? You are yellow. 你不想打架，是吗？你太胆小。
Connotation of Color
红糖 红茶 红榜 红豆 红运
brown sugar black tea honor roll love pea good luck
Red
And there are some expressions containing the word “red” but can not be translated as “红” directly. “red ruin” means “a fire disaster” and can be translated as “火灾”; “red tape” means “excessive bureaucracy, especially in public business”, we can translate it as “官僚作风”; And “red sky” refers to “rosy clouds .
Yellow booksyellow journalism 耸人听闻的报道 黄色－ pornographic( 色情的) filthy (淫秽的) vulgar (庸俗的、下流的) obscene( 淫秽的、猥亵的) blue jokes the yellow people
Blue
Blue movie—黄色电影 Blue jokes—下流的玩笑 Blue software—黄色软件
Red
What’s more , the expressions “红颜” or “红粉” always be used to refer to beautiful girls, and it should be translated into “a beautiful girl” or “a pretty face”. “红楼” be used to refer to the room where the daughters of the riches and honor live in, and it can be translated into “a lady’s room” .
Blue :“in a blue mood” or “having the blues” means a sad, gloomy or depressed mood. “Blue Monday” conveys roughly the same meaning.