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慢速英语:Words and Their Stories: I'm Feeling Very Blue

Source: VOA    2013-02-03   English BBS   Favorite  

短语讲解:

1. They may say they are red hot about something unfair.

red hot 非常劲爆
例句:That team's red hot!
那支队伍非常出色!

2. People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health.

in the pin 身体健康
例句:The three children are all in the pink.
三个孩子都很健康。

3. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green.

look very green 胃不舒服;脸色不好
例句:A person who has a sick feeling stomach may say she feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green.
如果有人感觉到胃不舒服,可能会说她感到有点green。船上的乘客如果由于海浪而晕船,他看上去可能也非常green。

4. That person may say he is green with envy.

green with envy 心中充满妒忌
例句:Every time you turn green with envy you are ripe for trouble.
每次当你嫉妒的起劲之际,你就准备面对麻烦了。

5. People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day.

black day 不吉利的日子
例句:It's a black day for the car industry.
这是汽车业倒霉的一天。


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