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"Paint a black picture" nghĩa là gì?
03 Sep, 2019
Một màu đen đen, một màu trắng trắng Photo by Pavlo from Pexels
'Paint a black picture' = tô/vẽ một bức tranh bằng màu đen -> mô tả, miêu tả ai, cái gì hay sự kiện, hành động nào đó là cực kì tệ, xấu, không có hi vọng hoặc khó chịu
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Off late, Bollywood films have been facing a lot of trouble to get a go-ahead for a release from Pakistan's censor board. Recent films like Bajirao Mastani and Neerja had problems in receiving a no objection from the board, solely because our neighbours believed that Bollywood films paint a black picture of Pakistan.
The editorial went on to state, “He will be forced to pay dearly for his blasphemy (lời báng bổ) any moment,” and noted that “[t]he second on the list of his hideous crimes is that he malignantly (hiểm ác) hurt the dignified (có phẩm giá, đáng tôn quý) DPRK and Korean-style socialist system.” It added, “The third of his thrice-cursed crimes is that he spouted a load of rubbish to paint a black picture of the happy life of the great Korean people.”
The prime minister said the ratification (sự phê chuẩn) would not negate (phủ nhận) Malay rights nor undermine the monarchy (chế độ quân chủ), but said the government was forced to bow out due to political pressure from opponents who spread unnecessary fear and confusion in public. “Because I see this as a way to blacken my face, because they know that they cannot out me very easily, so they have to paint a black picture of me.
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