Until I'm blue in the face 任凭你磨破嘴皮

Play audio file 内容简介 Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob 特别生气 - 他让孩子们收拾房间，但不管怎么说都没用。可是这和“until you are blue in the face 脸变蓝”有什么关系呢？听节目。

（关于台词的备注: 请注意这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。）

大家好，欢迎收听BBC英语教学的《》节目。我是冯菲菲，还有我的同事 Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob。Errr Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob, wake up!

Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob

Oh yeah hi.

你这是怎么了？

Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob

It's the kids. My house is a mess – toys, pencils, paints everywhere - and I've been trying to get them to clear everything up.

看你这表情，我可以猜到结果。I guess you haven't been successful?  

Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob

No. I shouted at them until I was blue in the face – but the house is still a mess.

你的脸变蓝色了？Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob, you don't look blue to me – just your normal colour.

Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob

I know that – what I mean is, I'm wasting my time because it won't happen – whatever I say I won't get the result I want…

… which is a tidy house. 在英语里，until you are blue in the face 这个比喻很好玩儿，它的字面意思是“直到脸变蓝色”，但实际要表达的意思是不论你怎么说、怎么干，都是无用的；就算磨破嘴皮子到脸色发青也没用，它通常被用在当你想让某人做一件事情的语境中。Oh dear Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob, it sounds like you have no control over your kids.

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