[Express English] ─ What do you associate with the colour blue? @ 看BBC學英文

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相信大家都有過Monday Blue的感覺吧！在度過一個歡樂又輕鬆的週末，一個禮拜上班的第一天，一堆事情要做，一堆email要回，一堆電話要打，一堆報告要趕。禮拜一上班讓很多人都覺得很blue阿～而且，尤其對那些週末習慣睡到自然醒的人，更是痛苦不堪！

曾幾何時，blue就被解釋成，不開心或是憂鬱的感覺。這篇文章要問大家的是，當你看到藍色的時候，你第一個想到的事情或是東西是什麼？對於小編來說，藍色就是美麗的大海和藍天～～因為我本身是個熱愛陽光海岸的人，所以，藍色對我來說是個開心、美麗又舒服的顏色。

淡藍色就像嬰兒用品一樣的柔和，天藍色就像天空一樣的無邊無際，深藍色就像海一樣的神祕又令人著迷。就連藍調音樂的慵懶也讓人聽得舒服又陶醉。各位來聊一聊你對藍色有什麼看法吧！該不會是藍色生死戀或是藍色蜘蛛網之類的吧！？

文章網址:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/expressenglish/2012/02/120227_ee_blue.shtml

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What do you associate with the colour blue?

Here's what people in London said:

Pres: What do you associate with the colour blue?

Man 1: Usually it makes me think of the ocean or the sea. So I guess I associate it with the beach.

Pres: When was the last time that something happened to you that you that was out of the blue?

Man 1: I like to think of myself as kind of adventurous and open to new things. So I'd say it happens on a regular basis. I meet new people, end up trying new things…

Woman 2: It was probably today … someone I hadn't seen in about three months… Suddenly saw her again… had a lot of news to tell me so it was… that news was out of the blue and her appearance was out of the blue. Blue represents different things to people. It could be sadness. You say you are feeling blue.

Let’s dig in!

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In this conversation, we are talking about different people’s perspectives toward the colour blue. Some people think it’s associated with the sea. Then, the second question starts to talk about the phrase “out of the blue,” which means something that happens out of our expectation.

Adventurous people like to try and do new things. Routine is just not right for them. The last lady uses “out of the blue” to describe her feeling and surprise when she saw her friend that she has not seen for a while. She was shocked of her friend’s appearance and news.

Then, in the end, she mentioned that blue can also represent sadness. That is why we say blue Monday, which is quite unhappy to many people after a joyful and relax weekend. The first day back to work is always the pain in the back for a majority of workers unless you’re running your own business!