大家好,歡迎來的餅哥英語的頻道,今天我們分享一個非常有用且地道的表達——paint a black picture, 這個短語的含義不是指“畫了一張黑色的圖片”,其正確的含義是:
paint a black picture (of sth/sb) 把(形勢)描繪得很嚴峻;把(某人)說得很壞
You always paint a black picture of him, but he‘s a decent guy if you get to know him。
你總是把他說得很壞,但如果你瞭解他,他是個正派的人。
I was really worried before starting the course because everyone I talked to had been painting such a black picture。
在開始課程之前,我真的很擔心,因為每個和我交談的人都把人說得很壞。
Why do you paint a black picture of your deskmate? She helped you a lot in study。
你為什麼把你同桌說得很壞? 她在學習上幫了你很多。
He painted a black picture of his competitors because they put him out of business。
他把競爭對手說得很壞,因為他們搶走了他的生意。