前面文章中讲解了in black 与in the black分别是穿黑色衣服和有盈余之意,不知道朋友们是否还记得?其实,今天要说的这一对词组正好和它们想对应,分别表示穿红色衣服和有亏损、负债、赤字的意思,请看:

With your hair and your beautiful skin, you'd look good in red and other brightcolors.

以你的发色和漂亮的肤色,穿红色或者其他亮色的衣服会很好看的。

The girl in red is me.

那个穿红衣服的女孩是我。

Who's that woman in red?

穿红色衣服的女的是谁?

That new company is already in the red.

新开的那家公司已经蚀本了。

The enterprise which has been operating in the red has decided to swith to otherproduction.

那家亏损企业决定转产。

I'm in the red again, would you mind lending me some money?

我又囊中羞涩了,借点钱给我吧。

We're at least$ 10000 in the red.

我们至少欠了一万美元。

Sales began to drop and the company was soon in the red. They had to sell the building.

销售开始下跌,公司财务不久便出现赤字,他们只得把那幢大楼卖掉。

I'm$ 100 in the red this month.

我这个月负债一百元。

知识拓展:

by sea 走水路

by the sea 在海边

by hand 手工

by the hand手拉手

in person本人

in the person代表

go to school上学

go to the school去某个学校

at school上学、求学

at the school在学校

go to church做礼拜

go to the church去某个教堂

in hospital住院

in the hospital在医院里

at time 偶而

at the time 当时, 在那个时候

in prison 服刑

in the prison 在监狱

go to prison (违法而)进监狱

go to the prison 到监狱

at desk在做作业

at the desk坐在桌子旁

in bed 卧病在床

in the bed 在床里

at table吃饭

at the table在饭桌旁坐着

out of question没有问题、毫无疑问

out of the question不可能、办不到、没门、不必谈

in case of假使、如果、万一

in the case of就……来说

go to sea 出海、当水手

go to the sea去海边

n chains 在囚禁中

in the chains 站在外舷用测链测量水深(的人)

at sight一看见就(一般放句末)

at the sight of在看到……时(可放在句首或句末)

in charge of主管、看管、在……看管之下(主语是人)

in the charge of负责管理、负责照料(主语是物)

in front of在……前面

in the front of在……前部

in class 在课堂上

in the class 在班级里

take place 发生

take the place of 代替

the most beautiful 最漂亮

most beautiful 非常漂亮

in red 与in the red分不清可要糗大了