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曾肯干等编的《英语泛读教程》(4)第一课有一句“Hehas blue blood,yours is onlyred。”此处 blue 是什么意思呢?此句摘自美国家喻户晓的汽车工业巨子艾可卡的回忆录。句中 he 指美国著名的福特汽车公司老板 Ford。显然,blue blood 在这并不是指 Ford的血是蓝的,这个短语表示某人出身高贵,其社会地位显赫,即 highbirth,或 descent from nobility。例如,He is a real blue blood.(他是真正的贵族。)英语中的 blue book 是刊载知名人士、政府高级官员名字的书。(a book listingpeople who are socially prominent.)例如,Mr.Brown became such a successfullawyer that his name was in the bluebook.(布朗先生成为一名著名的律师,他的大名被收集在名人录中。)blue 在英语中还有“情绪低落、心情
Had Ken Gan and other series of ”English Extensive Reading Course“ (4) The first lesson there is a ”Hehas blue blood, yours is onlyred.“ Here is the meaning of blue? This sentence excerpt from the well- Kecharest memoir. In the sentence he refers to the famous Ford Motor Company boss Ford. Obviously, blue blood does not mean that Ford’s blood is blue. This phrase means someone is noble and socially prominent, ie highbirth, or descent from nobility. He is, for example, a real blue blood.) The blue book in English is a book containing the names of prominent individuals and senior government officials. (For example, Mr. Brown became such a successful lawyer that his name was in the bluebook.) Mr. Brown became a famous lawyer whose name was collected in the Who’s Who.) blue There is also ”depression in English, mood