SILVER IDIOMS
银色习语

79. The silver screen
79.银幕

A term for the cinema
指代影院

Do you fancy going to watch that movie on the silver screen tonight?
今晚你想去看那部电影吗？

80. Born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth
80.含着银汤匙出生

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.
凯莉从来不打工。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
真心实意将某物交与某人

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

WHITE IDIOMS
白色习语

82. As white as a sheet
82.面如死灰

When someone is in a state of great fear or anxiety
某人处于极度恐惧或焦虑

You’re as white as a sheet, what’s the matter?
你脸色不好，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
表示某人愿意承认战败，主动投降

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.
会议室讨论越来越激烈，压根没有人打算让步！反正我是受不了了。

84. Whitewash something
84.掩饰某物

To cover up or gloss over faults or wrongdoings
掩饰或掩盖错误或坏事

The government was accused of trying to whitewash the scandal over charity pay-outs.
政府因试图粉饰慈善事业支出丑闻而遭到起诉。

85. White elephant
85.白象

A term used for a useless possession, something that is of no use
无用的事物、累赘物

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!
妈妈送我的CD播放器没有一点用。我根本不需要CD播放器，毕竟我连CD唱片都没有！

86. White as a ghost
86. 面色惨白

Used to describe someone who is very pale because of pain, fear, shock or illness
描述某人因忍受疼痛、恐惧、震惊或疾病而面色惨白

I didn’t think the movie was that scary, but my sister was as white as a ghost!
虽然我不觉得这部影片可怕，但是妹妹却吓得面如死灰！

87. A white lie
87.白色谎言

A ‘little’or ‘harmless’lie told in order to be polite and avoid hurting someone’s feelings
为避免伤害某人，所做的“小”谎或“没有恶意”的谎言

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，所以跟老板撒了个小谎，谎称自己要去看病。

88. White collar
88.白领

A term used for office workers that wear white shirts with a collar.
用来描述穿白衬衫的办公室人员。

We have a lot of vacancies for white-collar workers at the moment, but hardly anyone is applying for them!
我们急需白领工作人员，却没人应聘。

YELLOW IDIOMS
黄色习语

89. Yellow-bellied
89.胆小的

Someone who is seen as a coward or extremely timid
形容某人及其胆小

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!
没必要征求他的意见。这个人胆小如鼠，不会仗义执言的！

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，别指望他现在会改变！

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