GREEN

绿色green在英语中可以表示“嫉妒、眼红”,如:green with envy,green as jealousy,green-eyed monster都是指“十分嫉妒”的意思。汉语中表示“嫉妒”意义的“眼红”,应该翻译为green-eyed而不能翻译为red-eyed。
    
由于美元纸币是绿颜色的,所以green在美国也指代“钱财、钞票、有经济实力”等意义,如:
    
     In American political elections the candidates that win are usually the
     ones who have green power backing them.
     在美国政治竞选中获胜的候选人通常都是些有财团支持的人物。
    
在英语中绿色还用来表示没有经验、缺乏训练、知识浅薄等意思,如:
    
     The new typist is green at her job.
     刚来的打字员是个生手。

     You cannot expect Mary to do business with such people. She is only
     eighteen and as green as grass.
     你不能指望玛丽同这样的人做生意,她只有十八岁,还毫无经验。

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