如果直译的话,Black dog是黑狗,但还有一种情况下,再翻译成黑狗就不合适了。不知道你有没有听过一句名言:“心中的抑郁就像只黑狗,一有机会就咬住我不放”?其实,black dog在英语中还有“沮丧、意气消沉”的意思。
例句:
I got a black dog on my back from overwork.我因为过度疲劳,而感到抑郁.
black sheep如果直译的话是“黑色的羊”。在英语中,black sheep这个习语用于形容群体或者家族里不合群或者名声有问题的成员。这种说法源于绵羊的一种遗传效应,有些小绵羊因为遗传了隐性基因而生出来就是黑色,与其他白色的绵羊颜色不同,因此在羊群中非常显眼。
而黑色的养毛不能染成其他颜色,所以黑色的羊是没有价值的。因此就会把“black sheep”用来表达“败家子;害群之马”这类人。
Li Ming is the Black sheep of his family. He had almost ruined his father's Business.
李明是个败家子。他几乎毁了他爸爸的产业。
Black的其他用法
(beat sb) black and blue
(把某人打得)青一块紫一块,伤痕斑斑
He's not very friendly, but he's not as black as he's painted.
他不太友善,但也不像别人说的那么坏。
in black and white
白纸黑字;书写的;印刷的
I never thought they'd put it in black and white on the front page.
我从未想到他们会在头版把它登出来。
(in) black and white
黑白分明(好坏、是非等清楚的)
It's a complex issue, but he only sees it in black and white.
那是个复杂的问题,但他却只看到对与错的分别。
black looks
愁眉苦脸;怒气冲冲的样子;敌视的脸色,恶狠狠的样子
Passing my stall, she cast black looks at the amount of stuff still unsold.
她经过我的货摊的时候,怒气冲冲地看了几眼还没有卖出去的东西。
in black 穿黑衣服
He was faultlessly attired in black coat and striped trousers.
他穿着黑色上衣和条纹裤子,简直无可挑剔。
in the black 有盈余;有结余
Until his finances are in the black, I don't want to get married.
在他有银行存款之前,我不想和他结婚。
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