Blue的意思是蓝色,也有忧郁和令人沮丧的意思。比如某个人心情不好,闷闷不乐 -- "He is in a blue mood today." 或者说, "He looks so blue." 美国英语中有个词组,叫做 holiday blues。 指的是假日期间的郁闷情绪。节日的团聚欢乐气氛往往令一些孤独的人更感到寂寞,不开心。
有些心理学家忠告说,不要让这种低落的情绪恶化成忧郁症,"Don't let the holiday blues lead to depression." 还比如,布什总统在国会中期选举之后积极调整政策:"The president is trying to beat the post midterm election blues," 总统设法克服选后令人沮丧的局面。今天学的词组是blue...