关于“blue”的成语 blue, 成语

Sylvia_scj

out of the blue  意想不到

I got a call from my old classmate out of the blue.
我突然接到一个老同学的电话。

I just got a big raise out of the blue.
我突然得到了加薪。

till one is blue in the face 唇干舌燥；直至脸色发青

You can argue till you're blue in the face; I still won't go.
就算你说到唇干舌燥，我也不会去。

You can memorize grammer rules till you are blue in the face, but it won't improve your spoken English.
即使你竭尽所能地记忆语法规则，还是不能提高你的英语口语。

once in a blue moon  千载难逢，极少，偶尔

He cooks only once in a blue moon.
他极少下厨。

How could you miss such a once-in-a-blue-moon chance?
你怎么能错过这个千载难逢的机会呢？

[ 本帖最后由 Sylvia_scj 于 2008-2-27 02:34 PM 编辑 ]

DZ

blue得这些用法比较特殊