美国习惯用语-第32期:Singing the blues
<p>美国习惯用语-第32讲:<span word="Singing">Singing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blues">blues</span></p><p>美国的成语和俗语五彩缤纷。其中有一些是和红颜色有关，如：<span word="red">red</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="day">day</span> 和 <span word="red">red</span> <span word="tape">tape</span>。有的和绿颜色有关。如：<span word="green">green</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span> 和 <span word="green">green</span> <span word="light">light</span>。不管是红或是绿，它们都含有特殊的意思。 </p><p>今天我们要讲两个和蓝颜色，也就是英语里的 <span word="blue">blue</span> 这个字有关的成语。在日常生活中，<span word="blue">blue</span>是一个非常口语的词汇，美国人经常使用。它的意思就是情绪很低。正因为如此，<span word="blues">blues</span> 这个字就成了爵士音乐里面的一种。称谓 <span word="blues">blues</span> 的这种爵士音乐，它的特点是节奏慢，曲调很低沉。 </p><p>在日常会话中，要是你对一个朋友说: "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blues">blues</span> <span word="today">today</span>." 这就是说，你今天因为某种原因情绪很不好。 </p><p>现在，我们先来讲一个和 <span word="blue">blue</span> 有关的俗语：<span word="singing">singing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blues">blues</span>。<span word="Singing">Singing</span> 的原动词是<span word="sing">sing</span>，就是唱歌、唱戏的唱。<span word="Singing">Singing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blues">blues</span> 的意思就是诉苦、抱怨。请听下面这个例子： </p><p>例句-1: "<span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="borrowed">borrowed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sings">sings</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blues">blues</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="for">for</span>." </p><p>这人说：“每当我要乔还他借我的钱的时候，他总是诉苦，说他家里有多少开支。” </p><p>换句话说，就是乔用诉说家里的种种困难来做借口，设法不还他欠的钱。我们再来举个例子： </p>
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