I don't want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone, if possible, Jew, gentile, black man, white. We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that.
——Charlie Chanplin
我无意统治或征服任何人,我只想尽我所能帮助所有人,不论是犹太人、非犹太人、黑人,还是白人。我们都要互相帮助,人类本性如此。
——查理·卓别林
一、你知道white有几种含义吗?
adj.
1.白的;白色的 having the colour of fresh snow or of milk
Her dusky mouth was parted slightly to show tiny white teeth.
她那暗色的嘴微微启开,露出洁白的小牙齿。
2.白种人的;白人的 belonging to or connected with a race of people who have pale skin
It was rumored that the white officer had been a Swede.
据说说那个白人军官是个瑞典人。
3.(皮肤)脸色苍白的 pale because of emotion or illness
He was white with fury.
他气得脸色发白。
4.【英】(茶或咖啡)加牛奶的 with milk added
An American Breakfast with orange juice, fried eggs sunny-side up, ham, rolls and white coffee.
一份美式早餐,橙汁,煎一面的鸡蛋,火腿,小圆面包和加牛奶的咖啡。
n.
1.(whites)白种人;白人 [U] a member of a race or people who have pale skin
That restaurant used to serve whites only.
那家餐厅过去只接待白人。
2.蛋白;蛋清 the part of an egg that surrounds the yolk
Will you please beat the yolks and whites seperately?
请将蛋清与蛋黄分着打好吗?
3.(whites)眼白;白眼珠 [C] the white part of the eye
The white of his eyes shone in his sun-brown face.
他那雪亮的眼白在褐色的脸上炯炯发光。
二、你知道white和哪些词更搭吗?
white elephant
n. 昂贵而又无用的东西,耗资巨大的累赘
white heat
白热化,白炽
white lie
n.无恶意的谎言,小谎 善意的谎言
white man's burden
白种人的责任
white pages
白页,(在internet上为网络用户提供电子邮件地址、电话号码的数据库)
三、学会white了吗?来做个填词游戏吧
Wash the _____ clothes together, and the blue one separately.
那些白衣服放在一起洗, 这件蓝的要单洗。