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Welcome to English in a Minute!
欢迎来到《英语一分钟》栏目！
Here's a colorful expression we use often in American English. OUT OF THE BLUE
有一个关于颜色的表达，我们经常会在美式英语中看到。OUT OF THE BLUE
How can you get something out of a color?
你能想象出是这是什么意思吗？
I just got a message out of the blue on Facebook from my ex-boyfriend, Vladimir.
我突然收到了一条信息，在我的脸书上，是我的前男友Vladimir发给我的。
Oh boy! When was the last time you heard from him?
天啊！你最后一次跟他联系是什么时候？
It's been like five years!
还是五年以前呢！
And he contacted you just out of the blue like that? Weird.
那他突然就联系你了还给你发信息？好奇怪啊
The expression "Out of the blue" is used to describe any event that happens unexpectedly.
"Out of the blue"这个表达通常用来描述一件事情这件事情令人始料不及。
There is no warning or time to prepare.
没有任何预警和准备。
The word "blue" in the expression refers to the clear, blue sky.
在表达中，“blue”这个单词，指的是干净蔚蓝的天空。
In our example, Anna was surprised by an "out of the blue "message from an old boyfriend.
在我们的例子中，Anna感到吃惊，因为收到一条意外的信息来自她久未联系的前男友。
And that's English in a Minute!
以上就是本期的《一分钟英语》。
