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欢迎来到《可可茶话会》,英语中经常会用颜色来表达一些事物,今天我们来学习有关黑色black的三个表达。
1. There was a blackout last night, so we studied by candlelight.
There be句型的过去式,表示过去存在或者发生某事,a blackout指的是“停电”,注意这里的blackout是名词,前面可以加上冠词a,last night昨晚,There was a blackout last night, 昨晚停电了。很多朋友应该都有过在上学期间晚自习时停电的经历,我就记得班长曾经为班上同学临时买来蜡烛,这样呢我们就可以studiy by candlelight通过烛光来学习。There was a blackout last night, so we studied by candlelight. 昨晚停电了,所以我们点蜡烛学习。再来听一句:Will there be another blackout tomorrow? 明天会再来一次停电吗?
2. The firm is in the black for 3 years.
In the black指财政黑字,也就是收入大于支出,账目表上通常用黑色字体来记录盈利,所以呢“盈利,盈余”叫做in the black;那么与之相对的“负债”则是用红字记录的,因此叫做in the red或者in debt,也就是财政赤字,收入小于支出。The firm is in the black for 3 years. 这家公司三年来一直盈利。He moved the company into the black. 他让公司扭亏为盈。 I am in the red this month again . 啊,这个月我又透支了。
3. It's all there in black and white.
It's all there 指“一切都在这里了”,很有画面感,让人想到好像有人理直气壮地指着一堆东西,说你想看的都在这里,似乎给人一种证据确凿的感觉。我们可以想象到面前应该是有一堆字据,白纸黑字,这就是in black and white. It's all there in black and white. 有白纸黑字为证。再来听一个例句:I'll put everything in black and white! 我会把所有事情白纸黑字写清楚。
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