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6、devil is not so black as he is painted

No one is as bad as people say he is. (Implies that people are saying too many bad things about someone.)

没有人有人们口中的那么坏。（指的是人们通常会说某人太多的坏话）

I can't believe that actress is as coldhearted as the gossip columns say she is. The devil is not so black as he is painted.

我不相信那个女演员有八卦专栏说得那么冷血，魔鬼并不像人们描绘的那样黑。

7、give a black eye to (someone or something)

To make someone or something look bad; to damage one's reputation.

让某人或某事看起来很糟；毁掉一个人的声誉。

That food critic's negative review really gave a black eye to my restaurant.

那位美食批评家的消极评论真的毁了我餐馆的声誉。

8、as clear as black and white

Of the utmost clarity; clearly defined or differentiated; without any room for confusion, ambiguity.

极度明显清晰；明显界定或区别；没有任何困惑、含糊不清的空间。

Love isn't always as clear as black and white, you know. You have to accept that there are many gray areas in relationships.

爱不总是黑白分明的，你知道吗。在恋爱关系中你不得不接受里面许多的灰色地带。

The case made by the government seems as clear as black and white: raise taxes to pay for public amenities.

政府做的这件事看起来就像黑和白一样简单明了：提高税收以支付公共康乐设施。

9、the Black Maria

A police vehicle, typically one carrying prisoners.

一种警方交通工具，通常会带着囚犯。也就是警察押送犯人的无窗囚车。

Man, there's the Black Maria. Looks like I'm headed to a different jail.

老兄，那儿有辆“黑玛丽”。看起来我好像要被送到另一个监狱。

They just threw Billy in the back of a Black Maria and hauled him off to the police station!

他们刚把Billy扔进了一辆“黑玛丽”的后面，然后把他拖到了警局。

10、black out

1) [for lights] to go out.

(灯）熄灭。

Suddenly the lights blacked out.

突然灯都熄灭了。

The power went dead and everything blacked out.

电力断了，所有东西都熄火了。

2) to pass out; to become unconscious.

昏倒；变得失去意识。

After I fell, I must have blacked out.

我倒下之后，肯定已经失去意识了。

I think I am going to black out.

我感觉我要昏过去了。