Rustam, his translator, a lovely
24-year-old who picked up his colorful English in California
这里的colorful English是什么意思?
我觉得这里的colorful English可以按汉语习惯翻译成“带颜色的英语”,也就是“粗俗的英语”。查词典,colorful其中有个用法就是用于修饰“语言”,表示vulgar or rude的意思。如:
She made it clear, in colourful language, that she did not wish to talk to the police. 她用无礼的言语表明她不愿同警察谈。(新牛津英汉双解大词典)