I don't want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone, if possible, Jew, gentile, black man, white. We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that.

——Charlie Chanplin

我无意统治或征服任何人，我只想尽我所能帮助所有人，不论是犹太人、非犹太人、黑人，还是白人。我们都要互相帮助，人类本性如此。

——查理·卓别林

一、你知道white有几种含义吗？

adj.

1.白的；白色的 having the colour of fresh snow or of milk

Her dusky mouth was parted slightly to show tiny white teeth.

她那暗色的嘴微微启开，露出洁白的小牙齿。

 

2.白种人的；白人的 belonging to or connected with a race of people who have pale skin

It was rumored that the white officer had been a Swede.

据说说那个白人军官是个瑞典人。

 

3.（皮肤）脸色苍白的 pale because of emotion or illness

He was white with fury.

他气得脸色发白。

 

4.【英】（茶或咖啡）加牛奶的 with milk added

An American Breakfast with orange juice, fried eggs sunny-side up, ham, rolls and white coffee.

一份美式早餐，橙汁，煎一面的鸡蛋，火腿，小圆面包和加牛奶的咖啡。

 

n.

1.（whites）白种人；白人 [U] a member of a race or people who have pale skin

That restaurant used to serve whites only.

那家餐厅过去只接待白人。

 

2.蛋白；蛋清 the part of an egg that surrounds the yolk

Will you please beat the yolks and whites seperately?

请将蛋清与蛋黄分着打好吗？

 

3.（whites）眼白；白眼珠 [C] the white part of the eye

The white of his eyes shone in his sun-brown face.

他那雪亮的眼白在褐色的脸上炯炯发光。

 

二、你知道white和哪些词更搭吗？

white elephant

n. 昂贵而又无用的东西，耗资巨大的累赘

 

white heat

白热化,白炽

 

white lie

n.无恶意的谎言,小谎 善意的谎言

 

white man's burden

白种人的责任

 

white pages

白页,(在internet上为网络用户提供电子邮件地址、电话号码的数据库)

 

三、学会white了吗？来做个填词游戏吧

Wash the _____ clothes together, and the blue one separately.

那些白衣服放在一起洗， 这件蓝的要单洗。