【参与有奖】每天5分钟，两个惯用语

daadai

blue
Most of Korean TV series are aesthetical while most of Korean movies are blue.
韩国大多数电视剧很唯美，而大多数的电影都很色情。
The murder was in a blue funk while the policeman passed by.
当警察经过时，那个杀人犯看上去很紧张。

daadai

原来一直以为色情电影是yellow movie

helladise

原来一直以为色情电影是yellow movie
daadai 发表于 2009-9-2 09:24

那yellow page你不会以为是“黄书”吧？

daadai

那yellow page你不会以为是“黄书”吧？
helladise 发表于 2009-9-2 09:35

看来学东西不能想当然

minori1979jp

2009/9/2
blue one’s money = be (uncaringly) extravagant<英俚>挥霍
I won ten pounds on the first race and blued it all on the second.
在第一轮比赛中我赢了10英镑，结果在第二轮比赛中输得精光。

(scream) blue murder = (create an) angry/violent scene大声惨叫；十分艰难的事情；灾难性的事情
I only jostled her accidentally in the crowd yet she screamed blue murder.
在人群中我只是无疑推了她一下，然而她却大声惨叫。

minori1979jp

2009/9/3
feel/look blue = be sad悲伤
Those old weepy movies always make me feel blue.
那些使人流泪的老电影总是使我感到悲伤。

have the blues = be depressed<口>闷闷不乐
I’m sorry I was poor company last night – I had the blues for some reason.
很抱歉，昨晚我是个乏味的伙伴-因某些原因我闷闷不乐。

minori1979jp

2009/9/4
once in a blue moon = very seldom千载难逢
Barry only visits his parents once in a blue moon.
巴里很难得去看望他父母亲一次。

out the blue = unexpectedly出乎意外地
They wrote and offered me a job out the blue.
他们突然写信给我并同意向我提供工作。

minori1979jp

2009/9/5
bluff
call somebody’s bluff = challenge somebody whom one thinks is lying要某人证实吹嘘之事
Keith claims to know the managing director; the way to call his bluff is to see if he can describe him, because that particular director is actually a woman!
基思自称认识总经理，要他证实的办法是看他能否说出他的长相，因为那位经理实际上是个女的。

blush
at (the) first blush = on first consideration乍看起来；经初步考虑
Judy’s ideas looked excellent at first blush.
乍看起来，朱迪的注意好像妙极。

minori1979jp

2009/9/6
spare somebody’s blushes = withhold praise so as not to embarrass somebody<口>不让某人受窘
I’ll spare your blushes and not tell the others how helpful you have been throughout the project.
我不会让你为难，我不会告诉别人你在整个工程中是如何有帮助的。

board
above board = honest, in the open诚实的，光明正大的
Mary says she’ll join in the scheme as long as everything is above board.
玛丽说只要事事公开，她就参加这一规划。

daadai

9.6
He got the job by the back door.He works hard for sparing his own blushes.
他是靠走后门得到这份工作的，为了不让自己出洋相，他努力的工作。
There was nobody could  insure that everything he did was above board.
没有一个人可以保证的说他做的一切都是正大光明的。

minori1979jp

2009/9/7
across the board = in every way, affecting everyone equally包括一切地，全面地
The union negotiated a five percent pay rise for all its members across the board.
工会通过谈判使所有成员的工资全面提高5%。

go by the board = be forgotten/ignored被遗忘；被忽视
They started jostling for food and good manners went by the board.
他们开始争夺食物了，忘却了应有的礼貌。

daadai

拽着衣角继续晃呀晃吖晃呀晃呀晃

helladise

噗——
笑喷
居然玩跨省追击啊

minori1979jp

当然收啦。。。

helladise

当然收啦。。。
minori1979jp 发表于 2009-9-8 12:00

すばらしい弟子を取ること、おめでとうございます。