藍(lán)色在英語文化中是非常重要的存在,這期我們來看看與藍(lán)色有關(guān)的英語表達(dá)。
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Out of the blue
出乎意料:沒有任何征兆的出現(xiàn),突然發(fā)生
Greg has decided to quit his job out of the blue, and go travelling for a year!
格雷格突然辭了工作,外出旅行了!
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Blue pencil
用藍(lán)鉛筆校訂:對分享的內(nèi)容審查或刪節(jié);在美式俚語中還可以表示“否決,不批準(zhǔn)”
The reports about how soldiers were being treated abroad had been blue-penciled by the authorities.
當(dāng)局對士兵在國外所受待遇的報告進(jìn)行了審查。
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A blue-eyed boy
寵兒,紅人:(貶義)出于一些原因,特別受上級中意的孩子或年輕男子
He is such a blue-eyed boy! I don’t like that the manager always treats him as if he is special, it is not fair on the rest of us!
他可真是個寵兒!經(jīng)理總對他搞特殊,一點(diǎn)也不公平,真讓人討厭!
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A bolt from the blue
晴天霹靂:壞消息不期而至
It was a complete bolt from the blue for us, we had no idea that they were having problems, let alone getting divorced!
我們完全沒想到他倆有問題,更不用說離婚了,這真是個晴天霹靂!
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Blue blood
貴族血統(tǒng):描述某人出身高貴,家庭富裕
對時尚圈有所了解的人一定知道“四大雜志,六大藍(lán)血,八大紅血”,所謂藍(lán)血就是指奢侈品中的精英,頂級品牌中的NO.1。
這六個品牌分別來自三個國家:法國的Dior(迪奧)、Chanel(香奈兒)、Louis Vuitton(路易斯威登)、意大利的Gucci(古馳)、Prada(普拉達(dá))、美國的Calvin Klein(CK)。
Many of the blue bloods in our town were invited to the royal wedding.
鎮(zhèn)上的貴族都收到了皇室婚禮的邀請。
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Blue ribbon
藍(lán)綬帶:品質(zhì)最佳或最高榮譽(yù),最優(yōu)秀的群體
在料理界,也有藍(lán)帶廚藝學(xué)校,不知是否系出同門呀~
Blue ribbon panels of experts were invited to investigate the extraordinary remains.
權(quán)威專家小組受邀調(diào)查這些不尋常的遺體。
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Talk a blue streak
滔滔不絕地講話,語速還快
The woman in the hospital bed next to me talked a blue streak all day.
鄰床那位女士整日滔滔不絕連珠炮似地跟我講話。
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Feel blue
情緒低落:描述某人情緒不佳或不滿意
What’s that the matter with you today? You seem really blue. Is there something you’d like to talk about?
你看起來不太開心呀,怎么了?愿意跟我聊聊嗎?
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Blue in the face
努力勸說某人,但往往無勞而返
I kept trying to convince him that it was a good idea until I was blue in the face, but he’s so stubborn, he just kept disagreeing with me!
我不停告訴他這是個好主意,可是直到我說的面紅耳赤,他還是固執(zhí)己見,不聽我的!
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once in a blue moon
千載難逢:極少發(fā)生或一輩子才能遇見一次的事
My sister is working in Africa, she hardly ever has the time to call us. My parents only hear from her once in a blue moon.
姐姐在非洲工作,幾乎沒時間聯(lián)系我們。父母也很少接到她的電話。
學(xué)會了就在留言區(qū)扣個“1”哦~
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