To be green不是被绿？那是啥？

其实还有有意思的和颜色相关的习语可以了解一下，避免出糗！

1/to be green 稚嫩，描述人不成熟，涉世未深。

He can be rather green sometimes. I on’t think he’s reay to be promote to a higher position yet. 有的时候，他表现的相当不成熟。我认为他还没有充分做好晋升的准备。

2/green with envy 描述人充满嫉妒。

When we were chilren, my oler brother always use to get green with envy if my a bought something for me an not for him. 小时候，如果爸爸只给我带东西，那么哥哥便十分妒忌。

3/give or get someone the green light 某人获得批准或给出承诺。

We have been given the green the light by the Marketing Executive to go ahea with the new avertising campaign. 我们已获得市场部经理的批准，开展新的广告宣传活动。

4/green thumb/green finger 园艺高手。

This garen use to look so beautiful when my mum live here. She efinitely ha a green thumb. I wish I i too . 母亲在世时，这座花园美不胜收。她绝对称得上园艺高手。我要是像她一样就好了。

5/a grey area 某事缺乏准确的界定，对该问题的 “ 是非 ” 讨论仍在继续。

Some of the current rules surrouning beroom tax in the UK seem to be in a grey area, as many resients isagree with its etermining factors. 目前，英国一些卧室税的现行规定看上去缺乏准确性，市民表示不满。

6/a golen opportunity 绝佳机会。

Think carefully about what you’re going to o, this is a golen opportunity, an you on’t want to mess it up . 仔细想想接下来怎么做，这是个绝佳的好机会，可别搞砸了。

7/a golen hanshake 一份丰厚的离职金。

The company Chairman receive a huge golen hanshake when he retire. 公司主席退休时收到了一大笔离职金。

8/golen boy 有成就的年轻男人，特别是运动方面。

By many of his fans, Wayne Rooney was seen as the golen boy of his football team. 在粉丝眼中，韦恩 · 鲁尼就是球队的金童。

9/tickle pink 眉开眼笑。

Anna was tickle pink that her fiancé ha mae such an effort for her birthay. 见到未婚夫在她生日会上费了不少心思，安娜感到十分幸福。

10/see pink elephants 烂醉如泥。

Anyone who hears his story thinks he sees pink elephants. It’s just such a far-fetche story, an very har to believe. 任何人听到他这套说辞，都会觉得他喝醉了。这个说法太牵强了，很难令人相信。

11/in the pink of something 表示身体状况良好。

My granmother looke ever so well when I saw her, she was in the pink of conition. 祖母得到了很好的照顾，看上去身体不错。

大家都学会了吗？