雅思口语备考：与颜色/孩子相关的俗语整理！

　　雅思口语考场上可用的俗语分享！小编提醒：如果一定要使用俗语，大家记得选择一些常见的流传许久的。不确定是否可以使用的话，那就干脆不使用，毕竟表达准确度也很重要。总而言之，要么不用，要用就要用最好的！

　　与颜色相关俗语

　　● Out of the blue

　　表示某事发生地很突然，没意料到

　　例句：Yesterday, out of the blue, he asked me to marry him!

　　● In the red

　　表示手头紧、欠钱了

　　例句：Sorry, I can't afford it, I'm in the red.

　　● Give someone the green light

　　表示允许某人做某事

　　例句：I was given the green light to start this new project.

　　● A white lie

　　一个不是非常严重的谎言

　　例句：I don't think you should get in trouble for telling a white lie.

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　　● Green with envy

　　表示嫉妒、妒忌

　　例句：She was green with envy when she saw my diamond ring.

　　与儿童相关俗语

　　● Brought up

　　（被）抚养长大

　　例句：I was brought up in the country.

　　● Child's play

　　指很容易做的事

　　例句：Learning how to play a guitar was child's play, I could do it easily.

　　● Like a kid in a candy store

　　表示对某事很兴奋很开心

　　例句：When I arrived in the city I was like a kid in a candy store, there was so much to see and do.

　　● To follow in someone's footsteps

　　追寻某人轨迹，指跟某人做一样的事并最终达成一样结果

　　例句：I followed in my mother's footsteps and became a teacher.

　　● To run in the family

　　指家庭成员间的共同品质特征

　　例句：We are all good at maths, it runs in the family.