Black and white 黑與白
Tian Tian the panda takes a rest in her enclosure at Edinburgh Zoo. Photo by Andrew Milligan.
今日短語(yǔ)
今日小常識(shí)
Britain became home to giant pandas Tian Tian and Yang Guang in December 2011. The bears made their home at Edinburgh Zoo, where it is hoped they will breed. There are an estimated 1,500 pandas in the wild, making them one of the world's most endangered species.
在2011年12月,大熊貓?zhí)鹛鸷完?yáng)光來(lái)到了英國(guó)的愛(ài)丁堡動(dòng)物園。愛(ài)丁堡動(dòng)物園希望兩只熊貓寶寶能在這里交配產(chǎn)子。全世界現(xiàn)存野生大熊貓的數(shù)量約為1500只,是地球上瀕臨絕種的珍稀動(dòng)物之一。
在英語(yǔ)里,如果你認(rèn)為某件事情或某個(gè)形勢(shì)是 black and white 意思就是你覺(jué)得看得很清楚,立場(chǎng)很堅(jiān)定,但其他人可能會(huì)從全局考慮從而會(huì)有不同看
例句
I'm telling you the situation is black and white – we've got no money left!
Other people have opinions, too – it's not all black and white, you know.
She had such a black and white view of the project that she wasn't prepared to discuss any other ideas.
請(qǐng)注意
短語(yǔ) grey area 灰色地帶' 可以用來(lái)形容模糊不清的形勢(shì),這與 black and white 黑白分明' 所表達(dá)的意思正好相反。
I know a little bit about biology and chemistry, but physics is still a grey area for me.
She’s got a date for the wedding, but the venue and church is a bit of a grey area