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.