美国习惯用语-第32期:Singing the blues_实用口语

美国习惯用语-第32期:Singing the blues

例句-2: "Don\'t pay any attention to that guy! He\'s always singing the blues about how poor he is, but the truth is he has more bucks in the bank than the two of us put together."

这个人说：“别听那家伙的话。他老是诉苦，说他多么穷。可是，事实上，他银行里的钱比我们两人的加在一起还多。”

下面我们要介绍的另一个俗语是 like a bolt out of the blue。Bolt 是闪电，blue 在这儿是指蓝色的天空。 Like a bolt out of the blue 的意思就是晴天霹雳，也就是出乎意外、没料想到。有时，你花几个小时也解不开一道数学题。可是，当你不再去想它的时候，你脑子里突然出现了答案。人们还经常用 like a bolt out of the blue 来形容车祸。请听下面这句句子：

例句-3: "A driver may testify that he was going the normal speed limit when a truck appeared in front of him out of the blue and he did not have time to stop."

这句话的意思是：“一个开车的人可能会在作证时说，正当他以正常的速度行驶的时候，一辆卡车突然出现在他面前，他来不及刹车。”

我们再听听下面这个学生讲的话:

例句-4: "The announcement that the president of our university was quitting to go to another school hit us like a bolt out of the blue. He\'s always said he liked it here so much he would stay until he retired."