时尚英语话题 09

　　09. blue
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What comes to mind when you think of blue?
Blue is a cool color. It's not necessarily¹ cold, but I definitely² think It's cool. Clear blue skies on Autumn days are nice. Salty blue water next warm islands, anybody feels swim. If you swim too long in cold water, well, your lips can turn blue. oops.. I guess blue can also be associated with being down. Someone might tell you that he is feeling blue today. You can have the monday blues³ when things are just tougher than other days of the week. You can be in low spirits or blue , because your friiend hasn't called you in a while. oh..but If your friend calls suddenly and you totally didn't expected, they might be calling out of the blue. that would be a nice surprise. I think I'll call someone today. Someone I haven't talked with a while. just a catch up..
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Talk about it. when you hear the word blue, what comes to your mind? How does the color blue make you feel? what else some things that are blue? Do you know any idioms that use the word blue? What else some colors that are similar to blue? What do you think out of the blue means? What does I'm feeling blue mean? Do you ever get the monday blues?

1 necessarily   

adv.必要地，必需地；必定地，必然地

参考例句：

• More work does not necessarily call for more men.增加工作量不一定就要增添人员。
• A voter must necessarily be no younger than eighteen.选民必须在18岁以上。

2 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。

3 blues   

n.抑郁，沮丧；布鲁斯音乐

参考例句：

• She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
• He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。