1.The report said the company was still in the red, but was able to cut its loss from the year before.
in the red 负债,亏损;赤字
The enterprise which has been operating in the red has decided to swith to other production.
那家亏损企业决定转产 。
The theatre is £500,000 in the red.
这座电影院亏空50万英镑 。
2.So a company that is "in the black" is making money.
in the black 赢利;有盈余;有偿付能力的,不负债的
Remington's operations in Japan are now in the black.
雷明顿在日本的业务现在有盈利 。
Until his finances are in the black I don't want to get married.
在他有银行存款之前,我不想和他结婚 。