“黃色”并非yellow

2014年9月26日 12:41:49

中國(guó)人形容跟“性”有關(guān)的不雅內(nèi)容時(shí),都會(huì)用“黃色”來形容,如“黃色笑話”、“黃書”等等。但英文中,論到用顏色來形容“性”,可不是用“黃色”,那用什么呢?用藍(lán)色''blue''!

例:

I found the kids watching a blue movie on the video last night. (昨晚我發(fā)現(xiàn)孩子們?cè)谟暗鷻C(jī)上看黃片。)

Her jokes are too blue for most audiences. (對(duì)大部分觀眾來說,她講的笑話太黃了。)

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除了''blue'',還能用什么詞來形容“黃色”呢?

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1. obscene: obscene words or pictures are about sex and are very offensive

例:

obscene photographs(淫穢照片)

He made an obscene gesture. (他比劃了個(gè)不雅的手勢(shì)。)

Lady Chatterley's Lover was banned as an obscene book. (《查太萊夫人的情人》是被禁的黃色書刊。)

He was charged with smuggling obscene materials into the UK. (他被控向英國(guó)輸入淫穢制品。)

He was accused of making obscene phone calls. (= calls from an unknown person saying obscene things )(他被控電話性騷擾。)

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2. dirty: dirty books, jokes, films etc. are about sex - use this especially to show that you think these are unpleasant

備注:''dirty''是較口語(yǔ)化的用法。

例:

They just sit around telling dirty jokes—it's very boring. (他們就這么圍坐在一起講黃色笑話,真無聊。)

He used to keep a collection of dirty books hidden under his bed. (他曾經(jīng)在床底下藏了一堆黃書。)

Say something dirty. (說點(diǎn)有挑逗性的話。)

He has a dirty mind. (他滿腦子想的都是那些齷蹉的事。)

She looked at me as if I had said a dirty word. (她那樣看著我,好像我講了什么臟字一樣。)

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3. indecent: clothes that are indecent are not covering enough of your body; actions or movements that are indecent are sexual, but in a way many people think is not pleasant or acceptable

例:

indecent photos(艷照)

You can't wear that dress to the dinner party - it's positively indecent! (你別穿這條裙子去晚宴,太暴露了!)

Models were forced into all sorts of indecent poses for the camera. (模特們拍照時(shí)被迫擺出各種挑逗人的姿勢(shì)。)

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4. lewd: lewd remarks or behavior show that the person saying them or doing something is thinking about sex, and they are usually offensive

例:

Although his jokes were a little lewd, he always made us laugh. (他講的笑話雖然有點(diǎn)黃,但每次都能逗得我們笑。)

He made lewd remarks to the woman at the bar. (他對(duì)酒吧里有位女士出言輕佻。)

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5. filthy: showing or describing sexual acts in a very offensive way

例:

filthy movie/joke(黃色電影、黃色笑話)

The magazine printed filthy pictures that shocked everyone. (這本雜志上登的色情圖把大家都驚呆了。)

He has a filthy mouth. (他經(jīng)常講齷蹉的話。)

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6. off-color: jokes, stories, remarks etc. that are off-color talk about sex in a way that is not acceptable in a particular situation

例:

He occasionally tells an off-color joke, but his image is practically that of a saint. (他偶爾講一兩個(gè)黃色笑話,但他實(shí)際上人很好。)

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7. smut: books, stories, films etc. that are about sex - use this when you strongly disapprove of this

例:

There's too much violence and smut on TV these days. (最近電視上色情暴力的鏡頭太多。)

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