VOA一分鐘英語：Blue in the face

Blue in the face 面紅耳赤 白費(fèi)力氣
Welcome to English in a Minute!
歡迎來到《一分鐘英語》。
If you have trouble breathing,you could become a bit blue in the face.
如果你呼吸困難，可能會(huì)變得面紅耳赤。
But what does it mean to talk until you are blue in the face?
但是，說話說到blue in the face是什么意思呢?
Ooh.Dan, do you have $5 I can borrow?
哦。丹，你有5美元可以借我嗎?
Sorry, I don't.
對不起，我沒有。
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! 我明天會(huì)還你的。
Anna,you can ask until you're blue in the face,but I don't have any money on me.
安娜，別白費(fèi)力氣了，我身上也沒有錢。
If you talk until you are blue in the face, you spent a lot of time talking, but nothing changes.
如果說話說到blue in the face，代表你花了很多時(shí)間爭取，但事實(shí)沒有任何改變。
For example,parents might get blue in the face asking their children to clean their room.
例如，父母可能會(huì)blue in the face的要求他們的孩子打掃房間。
But that doesn't mean the room will ever get cleaned.
但這并不意味著房間會(huì)被打掃干凈。
And that's English in a Minute!
以上就是今天的《一分鐘英語》!