Blue in the face 面红耳赤 白费力气
Welcome to English in a Minute!
欢迎来到《一分钟英语》。
If you have trouble breathing,you could become a bit blue in the face.
如果你呼吸困难，可能会变得面红耳赤。
But what does it mean to talk until you are blue in the face?
但是，说话说到blue in the face是什么意思呢?
Ooh.Dan, do you have $5 I can borrow?
哦。丹，你有5美元可以借我吗?
Sorry, I don't.
对不起，我没有。
Please! I really need a second cup of coffee! And I'll pay you back tomorrow.
求你了! 我真的需要第二杯咖啡! 我明天会还你的。
Anna,you can ask until you're blue in the face,but I don't have any money on me.
安娜，别白费力气了，我身上也没有钱。
If you talk until you are blue in the face, you spent a lot of time talking, but nothing changes.
如果说话说到blue in the face，代表你花了很多时间争取，但事实没有任何改变。
For example,parents might get blue in the face asking their children to clean their room.
例如，父母可能会blue in the face的要求他们的孩子打扫房间。
But that doesn't mean the room will ever get cleaned.
但这并不意味着房间会被打扫干净。
And that's English in a Minute!
以上就是今天的《一分钟英语》!
Welcome to English in a Minute!
欢迎来到《一分钟英语》。
If you have trouble breathing,you could become a bit blue in the face.
如果你呼吸困难，可能会变得面红耳赤。
But what does it mean to talk until you are blue in the face?
但是，说话说到blue in the face是什么意思呢?
Ooh.Dan, do you have $5 I can borrow?
哦。丹，你有5美元可以借我吗?
Sorry, I don't.
对不起，我没有。
Please! I really need a second cup of coffee! And I'll pay you back tomorrow.
求你了! 我真的需要第二杯咖啡! 我明天会还你的。
Anna,you can ask until you're blue in the face,but I don't have any money on me.
安娜，别白费力气了，我身上也没有钱。
If you talk until you are blue in the face, you spent a lot of time talking, but nothing changes.
如果说话说到blue in the face，代表你花了很多时间争取，但事实没有任何改变。
For example,parents might get blue in the face asking their children to clean their room.
例如，父母可能会blue in the face的要求他们的孩子打扫房间。
But that doesn't mean the room will ever get cleaned.
但这并不意味着房间会被打扫干净。
And that's English in a Minute!
以上就是今天的《一分钟英语》!
