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第 252 课:情感表达-4

In the words of the song: "You ain't been blue till you've had that Mood Indigo." Someone who is blue is very sad. 在这首歌中有句歌词:“直到我听到了那首《芳心之歌》,我才懂得什么是忧愁感伤”它表明,一个感到心情是蓝色的人是很忧郁的。

The color green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural color for humans. 绿色,对于草木来说是一种自然、健康之色。而对于人类来说,则属非自然、非健康之色。

A person who has a sick feeling stomach may say she feels a little green. 一个感到肚子不舒服的人,可以说她感到了一些绿色。

A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green . 一个因高浪而晕船的乘客,在气色上看起来,可能会“很绿”。

Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friend has, like a fast new car. 有时候,一个人可能会因为自己没有跟朋友一样好的东西 ( 比如一辆可以疾驰的新汽车 ) 而感到忧心忡忡。