内容简介

色彩除了用来传递视觉信息,也能让人们产生丰富的联想。比如,“blue(蓝色)” 在有的人眼中象征忧郁。而英语单词 “blue” 也正有 “忧郁的,沮丧的” 这一层含义。看视频,主持人 Phil 教你三个包含单词 “blue” 的短语。

用法总结

1. “Get the blues” 感觉沮丧,郁郁寡欢

  • Just leave me alone, I’ve got a bad case of the blues.
  • We all get the blues sometimes, but there are happy days, too.

2. “Scream until you are blue in the face” 无济于事地大发脾气

  • You can scream until you are blue in the face, but I’m not going to change your grade.
  • Jack screamed until he was blue in the face, but no one listened to him.

3. “Once in a blue moon” 十分罕见,千载难逢

  • If I oversleep, I’ll be late. Luckily, that only happens once in a blue moon.
  • Opportunities like this only come once in a blue moon, so everyone is competing for it.