例4： Hegave me assurance in black and white.

　　【译文】他向我作出了书面保证。

　　例5：Theblack dog is overhim.

　　【译文】他意气消沉。

　　例6：Tomis the black sheep of his family．

　　【译文】汤姆是个败家子。

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

　　【译文】她跑啊跑啊，累得脸色发青精疲力竭。

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

　　【译文】他涂掉了不想要的词。

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

　　【译文】他在青年时期就被认为是能为美国戏剧界带来荣誉的人。

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

　　【译文】等他们非常靠近时再射击。

　　例2：Youlook darker after the holidays.

　　【译文】你度假回来，显得更健康了。

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

　　【译文】领身份证的手续实在太繁琐了。

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

　　【译文】因为经营这家公司几年来一直亏损，所以他们只好把它卖掉。

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

　　【译文】妈妈同意我们今年夏天去野营一次。