4．4．3 Compare and Analyze比较与分析
Mr．Brown is a①white man．He was looking rather②green the other day．He has been feeling③blue lately．When I saw him he was in a④brown study．I hope he＇ll soon be in the⑤pink again．
布朗先生是个非常①忠实可靠的人。那天，他脸上颇有②病容。近来他③闷闷不乐，我看到他时他在④沉思之中。希望他早日恢复⑤健康。
注:选自包惠南，《文化语境与语言翻译》，2001．140
Notes:①The word“white”when used as slang means“honest，faithful or trustful” ．
②The word“green”here means“unhealthily pale in the face，as though from sickness，fear，etc．”
③The word“blue”in this sentence means“sad and without hope of people and conditions” ．
④The word“brown”in this sentence is placed in the phrase“to be in a brown study” ，which means“in quiet thought，fantasy or idle dream” ．
⑤“Pink”when used as an adjective primarily denotes a color that is pale red．But when it is used in the phrase“in the pink(of conditions or health)” ，it means“in perfect health，very well”in a humorous way．