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真金/金钱 Green: Chinese Culture
① young e.g. 绿窗(指少女闺阁)；红男绿女
② knightly, chivalrous, feral e.g. 绿林好汉；绿林大盗 ③ low-classified, shameful e.g. 戴绿帽子 English-speaking Culture
① young e.g. in the green; a green age ② fresh, new e.g. a green wound ③ lack of experience e.g. a green hand ④ wealth, money e.g. green power ⑤ envious, jealous e.g. green-eyed；green with envy in a green rage
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。 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。 Yellow: Chinese Culture
① royalty, power e.g. 黄袍，黄马褂，黄榜
② erotic, base, sensual e.g. 黄色书刊 English-speaking Culture
① erotic, sensual, base e.g. yellow journalism ② funk, sneak, spiritless e.g. yellow dog; yellow streak ―胆小、卑怯、卑鄙‖ ：a yellow dog可鄙的人，卑鄙的人
a yellow livered胆小鬼
He is too yellow to stand up and fight. 他太软弱，不敢起来斗争。 特定颜色
Yellow Pages黄页 （电话号码簿，用黄纸印刷）Yellow Book黄皮书 （法国等国家的政府报告，用黄封面装帧）yellow boy（俗）金币 象征低级趣味、色情庸俗、下流猥亵
yellow journalism(以低级趣味的文字或耸人听闻的报道吸引读者的）黄色办报作风；耸人听闻的关于丑闻的新闻报道/哗众取宠的新闻） Blue:
Chinese Culture: Few connotations English-speaking Culture
① erotic, sensual, base e.g. blue video ② depressed e.g. holiday blue ③ nobility e.g. blue blood ④ unexpected, very rare e.g. out of blue ——She looks blue today. What’s the matter with her? ——She is in holiday blue.
——她今天显得闷闷不乐，出了什么事情？ ——她得了假期忧郁症。
blue jokes下流的玩笑blue films/movies黄色电影once in a blue千载难逢drink till all’s blue一醉方休blue book/Blue Book蓝皮书