在一个相当偏远、孤立的地方,有可能是未文明化的地区,通常指的是澳大利亚的内陆。“Black stump”在口语中用作文明定居点的想象边缘线,虽然这个线通常不存在。主要在澳大利亚使用。
There are many people who still live back of the black stump, lacking access to medical care and other basic social services.
还有很多人生活在非文明地区,缺少医疗和其他基础社会服务的途径。
5、the new black
used to say that something is the most popular or fashionable colour or thing at the moment
用来指一时最流行或时尚的颜色、事物。
Designers say that green is the new black.
设计师们说绿色是新的流行色。
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.
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