VOA慢速英语:Words and Their Stories: I'm Feeling Very Blue

短语讲解：

1. They may say they are red hot about something unfair.

red hot 非常劲爆
例句：That team's red hot!
那支队伍非常出色！

2. People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health.

in the pin 身体健康
例句：The three children are all in the pink.
三个孩子都很健康。

3. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green.

look very green 胃不舒服;脸色不好
例句：A person who has a sick feeling stomach may say she feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green.
如果有人感觉到胃不舒服，可能会说她感到有点green。船上的乘客如果由于海浪而晕船，他看上去可能也非常green。

4. That person may say he is green with envy.

green with envy 心中充满妒忌
例句：Every time you turn green with envy you are ripe for trouble.
每次当你嫉妒的起劲之际，你就准备面对麻烦了。

5. People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day.

black day 不吉利的日子
例句：It's a black day for the car industry.
这是汽车业倒霉的一天。