精美英文欣赏:Blue蓝色

Blue

蓝色

What comes to mind when you think of blue?

当你想到蓝色，脑中会浮现什么?

Blue is a cool color.

蓝色是一种酷的颜色。

It's not necessarily¹ cold, but I definitely² think It's cool.

它不见得很冷,但我确实认为是很凉爽。

Clear blue skies on Autumn days are nice.

秋天晴朗的蓝天非常不错。

Salty blue water next warm islands, anybody feels swim.

温暖的岛屿碧蓝的咸海水,会让任何人都想游泳。

If you swim too long in cold water, well, your lips³ can turn blue.

如果你在冷水中游泳时间过长,你的嘴唇会变成蓝色。

I guess blue can also be associated⁴ with being down.

我猜蓝色也伴随着低沉。

Someone might tell you that he is feeling blue today.

有人可能会告诉你,他今天情绪低落。

You can have the monday blues⁵ when things are just tougher than other days of the week.

你会患上周一忧郁症，事情只是变得比一星期的其他几天要难办。

You can be in low spirits or blue , because your friend hasn't called you in a while.

你会情绪低落,因为你的朋友已经一段时间没有给你打电话。

oh..but If your friend calls suddenly and you totally didn't expected, they might be calling out of the blue.

喔. .但是如果你的朋友突然打来电话而且你完全没有预料,他们都管这个叫意料之外。

That would be a nice surprise.

那将是一个不错的惊喜。

I think I'll call someone today.

我想我会打电话给某人。

Someone I havn't talked with a while. just a catch up..

一个我有段时间没联系的人。只是维系下感情,希望还能赶上。

Talk about it.

谈论下面的话题:

When you hear the word blue, what comes to your mind?

当你听到蓝色,脑中会想到什么?

How does the color blue make you feel?

蓝色让你感觉如何?

What else some things that are blue?

还有别的一些东西是蓝色的吗?

Do you know any idioms that use the word blue?

你知道任何使用蓝色的成语吗?

What else some colors that are similar to blue?

还有什么颜色和蓝色类似?

What do you think means⁶?

你认为out of the blue是什么意思?

What does I'm feeling blue mean?

I'm feeling blue是什么意思？

Do you ever get the monday blues?

你曾经周一忧郁过吗?

1 necessarily   

adv.必要地，必需地；必定地，必然地

参考例句：

• More work does not necessarily call for more men.增加工作量不一定就要增添人员。
• A voter must necessarily be no younger than eighteen.选民必须在18岁以上。

2 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。

3 lips   

abbr.logical inferences per second 每秒的逻辑推论n.嘴唇( lip的名词复数 )；（容器或凹陷地方的）边缘；粗鲁无礼的话

参考例句：

• Her lips compressed into a thin line. 她的双唇抿成了一道缝。
• the fullness of her lips 她丰满的双唇

4 associated   

adj.联合的

参考例句：

• the risks associated with taking drugs 与吸毒有关的危险
• I don't want to be associated with your scheme; I'm contracting out. 我不想参与你们的计划，我要退出。

5 blues   

n.抑郁，沮丧；布鲁斯音乐

参考例句：

• She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
• He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。

6 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。