今日小常识

　　Britainbecame home to giant pandas Tian Tian and Yang Guang in December 2011. The bears made their home at Edinburgh Zoo, where it is hoped they will breed. There are an estimated 1,500 pandas in the wild, making them one of the world's most endangered species.

　　在2011年12月，大熊猫甜甜和阳光来到了英国的爱丁堡动物园。爱丁堡动物园希望两只熊猫宝宝能在这里交配产子。全世界现存野生大熊猫的数量约为1500只，是地球上濒临绝种的珍稀动物之一。

　　在英语里，如果你认为某件事情或某个形势是 black and white 意思就是你觉得看得很清楚，立场很坚定，但其他人可能会从全局考虑从而会有不同看

　　例句

　　I'm telling you the situation is black and white – we've got no money left!

　　Other people have opinions, too – it's not all black and white, you know.

　　She had such a black and white view of the project that she wasn't prepared to discuss any other ideas.

　　请注意

　　短语 grey area 灰色地带' 可以用来形容模糊不清的形势，这与 black and white 黑白分明' 所表达的意思正好相反。

　　I know a little bit about biology and chemistry, but physics is still a grey area for me.

　　She’s got a date for the wedding, but the venue and church is a bit of a grey area

编辑：张雨

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