在職場中，特別是外企，我們常常聽到一些和顏色有關的習語。但這些習語的真實意思往往和我們猜測的差很多。比如，pink slip 從字面意思來看，是粉色紙片，其實它指的是解雇通知書。今天我們就來看看職場中那些容易混淆的與色彩相關的短語，希望你看了之后，下次不會再弄錯啦。

與紅色相關的習語

Idioms about red

#1 Red hot：猛烈的，大受歡迎的

新的，令人振奮，需求龐大的東西

Something new and exciting, creating much demand

The new video game is red-hot. Some fans have been waiting outside stores for days, to get a hold of them!

這些新的電子游戲非常受歡迎。為了搶到它們，有一些粉絲已經等在商店外幾天了。

#2 Catch someone red-handed：逮個正著

發現某人正在犯罪，或者做不該做的事情

To catch someone in the act of committing a crime, or doing something wrong that they shouldn’t be doing

He kept lying to me about where he was going in the evenings, so yesterday I followed him and caught him red-handed. He was with another woman!

他總是向我撒謊晚上到底去了哪里。所以昨天，我跟蹤他了，逮個正著，發現他居然跟一個女人在一起。

#3 Red-letter day：重要或值得紀念的日子

值得紀念的日子

A day that is memorable because of some important event

The day I graduated was a red-letter day for my mum, she still talks about it today!

我畢業那天對我媽來說是非常重要的日子。至今，她還一直談論著那天。

#4 To see red：火冒三丈

表現得對某人無法抑制憤怒

To react with uncontrollable rage against someone or something

Jessie saw red when he heard someone shouting at her mother.

杰西聽到有人對他媽媽大喊大叫，就立刻火冒三丈了。

與藍色有關的習語

Idioms about blue

#1 Blue ribbon：一流的

很上層的，很高端的(人、團體)

To be of superior quality or distinction, the best of a group

A blue ribbon panel of experts were invited to investigate the extraordinary remains.

一些很厲害的被邀請來調查這具非常奇特的尸體。

#2 Talk a blue streak：連續不斷地聊個沒

滔滔不絕，不停地說話

When someone talks very much and very rapidly

The woman in the hospital bed next to me talked a blue streak all day. I don’t where she got the energy from!

我病床旁的那個女人總是滔滔不絕，講個不停。我不知道她哪來那么多能量的

。

來源：A blue streak，原來指閃電，閃電一閃即逝，是非常迅速的過程，所以常用來描述快速的行動。例如在這個習慣用語里描述是說話其快無比。

#3 Blue pencil：刪改或刪減

刪減內容

To censor something, or limit the information that is shared

The reports about how soldiers were being treated abroad had been blue-pencilled by the authorities.

政府當局刪減了有關士兵在國外的所受待遇報道。

來源：因為以前的劇作家在修改劇本或者文案的時候，喜歡用藍色的鉛筆在上面寫寫畫畫。后來，blue pencil也就引申為“修改，刪除，校正，編輯”的意思。

與粉色有關的習語

Idioms about pink

#1 Tickled pink：眉開眼笑

對于某事非常開心

To be very pleased, thrilled or delighted about something

Anna was tickled pink that her fiancé had made such an effort for her birthday.

安娜看到未婚夫為她生日花了很多心思，感到非常開心。

# 2 See pink elephants：喝醉，爛醉如泥

形容看到并不存在的事情，或想象中的事情

When someone sees things that are not really there, because they are in their imagination

Anyone who hears his story thinks he sees pink elephants. It’s just such a far-fetched story, and very hard to believe.

任何人聽到他這么說，都覺得他是喝醉了。因為這故事太離奇了，難以令人相信

。

#3 Pink slip：解雇通知書

解雇通知

A termination notice received from a job

They gave me my pink slip last week, so I’ve got to find a new job now.

他們上周解雇了我，所以現在我只能找份新工作了。

來源：將近一百年前，美國老板開始用粉紅紙條寫的解雇通知夾在雇員的工資袋里，告訴他們不用再去上班了。

于是，1910年之后，收到pink slip，就說明雇員被解雇了。

#4 In the pink of something：非常健康

表示很健康

Meaning in very good health

My grandmother looked ever so well when I saw her, she was in the pink of condition.

我看到奶奶時，她看起來非常健康。

與金色相關的習語

Idioms about gold

#1 A golden opportunity：千載難逢的機會

絕佳時機;錯過就不會再來的機會

An opportunity that may never present itself again

Think carefully about what you’re going to do, this is a golden opportunity, and you don’t want to mess it up

!

仔細想想你到底該做什么。這是個千載難逢的機會，千萬別搞砸了。

#2 A golden handshake：豐厚的離職金

給即將退休的經理、總監或下崗工人的退休金，通常非常豐厚

A large sum of money that is paid to a retiring manager or director, or to a redundant worker

The company Chairman received a huge golden handshake when he retired.

這家公司主席退休時，拿了一筆非常豐厚的退休金。

#3 Golden boy：有成就的男人

在某些方面非常有成就的男人，特別在體育領域

The term given to a young man idolised for a great skill, usually in sport.

By many of his fans, Wayne Rooney is seen as the golden boy of his football team.

在很多粉絲眼中，韋恩·魯尼被認為是足球隊的金童。