例4： Hegave me assurance in black and white.

　　【譯文】他向我作出了書面保證。

　　例5：Theblack dog is overhim.

　　【譯文】他意氣消沉。

　　例6：Tomis the black sheep of his family．

　　【譯文】湯姆是個敗家子。

　　例7：Sheran and ran until she was blue in the face.

　　【譯文】她跑啊跑啊，累得臉色發青精疲力竭。

　　例4：He blackedoutthe words he didn’t want.

　　【譯文】他涂掉了不想要的詞。

　　例5：Inhis youth he was treated as the white hope of the Americantheater．

　　【譯文】他在青年時期就被認為是能為美國戲劇界帶來榮譽的人。

　　補充例句例1：Don’tfire until you see the whites of their eyes.

　　【譯文】等他們非常靠近時再射擊。

　　例2：Youlook darker after the holidays.

　　【譯文】你度假回來，顯得更健康了。

　　例3：Thereis too much red-tape in obtaining an identity card.

　　【譯文】領身份證的手續實在太繁瑣了。

　　例4：Theyhad to sell the firm because for years they had operated it in the red.

　　【譯文】因為經營這家公司幾年來一直虧損，所以他們只好把它賣掉。

　　例5：Mothergave us the green light to go on the camping trip this summer.

　　【譯文】媽媽同意我們今年夏天去野營一次。