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蓝色在英语文化中也是非常重要的存在，比如之前讲过的为什么很多迪士尼公主的衣服都是蓝色;此外，它还与“悲伤难过”的情绪相关。
前面我们讲了与黑色和绿色相关的表达，今天就来看看蓝色。
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Out of the blue
出乎意料：没有任何征兆的出现，突然发生
Greg has decided to quit his job out of the blue, and go travelling for a
year!
格雷格突然辞了工作，外出旅行了!
2
Blue pencil
用蓝铅笔校订：对分享的内容审查或删节;在美式俚语中还可以表示“否决，不批准”
The reports about how soldiers were being treated abroad had been
blue-penciled by the authorities.
当局对士兵在国外所受待遇的报告进行了审查。
3
A blue-eyed boy
宠儿，红人：(贬义)出于一些原因，特别受上级中意的孩子或年轻男子
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!
他可真是个宠儿!经理总对他搞特殊，一点也不公平，真让人讨厌!
4
A bolt from the blue
晴天霹雳：坏消息不期而至
It was a complete bolt from the blue for us, we had no idea that they were
having problems, let alone getting divorced!
我们完全没想到他俩有问题，更不用说离婚了，这真是个晴天霹雳!
5
Blue blood
贵族血统：描述某人出身高贵，家庭富裕
对时尚圈有所了解的人一定知道“四大杂志，六大蓝血，八大红血”，所谓蓝血就是指奢侈品中的精英，顶级品牌中的NO.1。
这六个品牌分别来自三个国家：法国的Dior(迪奥)、Chanel(香奈儿)、Louis
Vuitton(路易斯威登)、意大利的Gucci(古驰)、Prada(普拉达)、美国的Calvin Klein(CK)。
Many of the blue bloods in our town were invited to the royal wedding.
镇上的贵族都收到了皇室婚礼的邀请。
6
Blue ribbon
蓝绶带：品质最佳或最高荣誉，最优秀的群体
在料理界，也有蓝带厨艺学校，不知是否系出同门呀~
Blue ribbon panels of experts were invited to investigate the extraordinary
remains.
权威专家小组受邀调查这些不寻常的遗体。
7
Talk a blue streak
滔滔不绝地讲话，语速还快
The woman in the hospital bed next to me talked a blue streak all day.
邻床那位女士整日滔滔不绝连珠炮似地跟我讲话。
8
Feel blue
情绪低落：描述某人情绪不佳或不满意
What’s that the matter with you today? You seem really blue. Is there
something you’d like to talk about?
你看起来不太开心呀，怎么了?愿意跟我聊聊吗?
9
Blue in the face
努力劝说某人，但往往无劳而返
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!
我不停告诉他这是个好主意，可是直到我说的面红耳赤，他还是固执己见，不听我的!
10
once in a blue moon
千载难逢：极少发生或一辈子才能遇见一次的事
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，几乎没时间联系我们。父母也很少接到她的电话。 |
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发表于 2018-10-20 12:18:11