5 Green Idioms | Vocabulary Lesson | St Patrick's Day 2017*

Hello everyone! And welcome back to English with Lucy

大家好，欢迎来到English with Lucy

In this video we are going to be celebrating a very important day, especially in the Irish calendar

在本期视频中，我们将庆祝一个非常重要的日子，尤其是在爱尔兰的历法中

Yes, St. Patrick's day will be celebrated on the seventeenth of march

人们会在3月17日庆祝圣帕特里克节

So I've teamed up with the guys from lingoda

我的合作伙伴是lingoda

They have a fantastic blog now which has lots of articles relating to specific events, days, seasons

他们有一个非常棒的博客，博客上面有很多关于特定事件、节日、季节的文章

So head over to that blog, the link is in the description box and you can read lots more about St. Patrick's day,

可以找到这个博客链接在上方的描述框中，你可以读到大量关于圣帕特里克节的信息

vocabulary used, language, the history; should be very interesting

关于词汇的使用、语言和历史应该是非常有趣的

So today I am going to tell you a little bit about St. Patrick's Day, how it's celebrated

因此今天我将会告诉你一些关于圣帕特里克节的信息，他们如何庆祝的

And then I'm going to give you some idioms

并且我会告诉你一些成语

And because the colour used to celebrate is the colour green

因为他们庆祝代表色是绿色

I am going to give you idioms related to the color green

我会告诉你一些有关于绿色的成语

So, for most people St. Patrick's Day is a day for celebrating everything to do with Irish culture

对于大多数人来说，圣帕特里克节是一个可以用任何方式来庆祝的节日，在爱尔兰文化中

which normally involves going to the pub and drinking lots of beer or whiskey

一般来说是包括去酒吧或者酒馆儿喝大量的啤酒和威士忌

and dressing up as leprechaun and shamrocks

打扮成小妖精和三叶草一样

If you want to find out what those are, check out the blogpost

如果你想找出它们是什么，去浏览一下这个网站

And I must say I have joined in in those festivities I do like a pint of Guinness every now and again

我必须说，我非常喜欢加入他们的节日，我任何时候都想再来一品脱啤酒

However, it actually has much more cultural importance than that

事实上，它有更多的更重要的文化比这些

In reality St. Patrick's Day celebrates the life of Saint Patrick, who would have guessed it?

圣怕特里克节日庆祝的是圣帕特里克的生活，谁会去管他呢

Now, St Patrick's Day is celebrated on the seventeenth of March because it is believed to be the date he died

现在圣帕特里克节日被庆祝在3月17日，因为人们相信他是这一天死去的

in around four hundred and sixty A.D

它大约有460个AD

Now, St. Patrick's day is known for drinking because it actually falls within Lent

现在圣特帕里克节日因饮酒而闻名

And that's a period of time where there are restrictions on food and drink

那一段时期这里会有对于食物和饮酒的限制

So the Irish people were given an exception, they were allowed to drink and feast on St. Patrick's Day

但在爱尔兰中有一个例外，圣特帕里克这一天，人们被允许饮酒和举行宴会

That's why it's associated with excess

这就是为什么它和过量的联系在一起

Nowadays is celebrated all over the world, especially in America they love it over there

现在他变成了一个全世界都庆祝的节日，尤其是在美国

and people listen to Irish music, they drink Irish alcohol and drinks, they eat Irish food

他们喜欢这个地方和人们想去听爱尔兰音乐，他们喝着海尔兰的酒精他们吃着爱尔兰的食物

And they sometimes talk with an Irish accent

有时候他们会用爱尔兰人口音说话

Ireland. That's the best I can do

Ireland，这是我做的最好的了

Oh! and very importantly they wear green, people wear green

还有非常重要的事情是他们穿着绿色，人们全都是绿色

So now, to help celebrate St. Patrick's Day

去感受一下圣特怕旅客节日的狂欢吧

I'm going to talk to you about some idioms that are related to the color green

我将会告诉你一些有关于绿颜色的成语

So the first idiom is: To be green with envy

第一个成语是嫉妒的绿

To be green with envy

嫉妒的绿

So, I'm going to give an example of how I would use this idiom in conversation

我将会给出一个例子，我如何在谈话中使用这个成语

and I want you to guess what it means Aftewards I will say the definition

我想让你们去猜一下他是什么意思，但我给出定义之前

My neighbor has a gorgeous new pug puppy and I am green with envy

我的邻居有一个棒极了的哈巴狗，我嫉妒的绿了

My neighbor has a gorgeous new pug puppy and I am green with envy

我的邻居有一个非常漂亮的哈巴狗，我是非常的嫉妒

Yep, so I could say My neighbor has a gorgeous new pug puppy and I am really jealous

我可以说成我的邻居有一个非常漂亮的哈巴狗，我是非常的嫉妒

To be green with envy means to be really jealous, really envious of what somebody else has

嫉妒的绿色的意思是非常的嫉妒，非常嫉妒某人有某样东西

So the next one is: to have a green thumb

接下来的一个是有一个绿色的大拇指

And I would say in the summer months my dad grows amazing food for us all

我将会说在夏天，我的爸爸给我们种植了非常棒的食物

No, he really, really does. We have fresh tomatoes, potatoes, beans, fruits, everything

他真的真的真的那样做了，我们有新鲜的西红柿土豆，大豆蔬，水果，任何东西

Now, all the vegetables taste delicious because he has a green thumb

现在所有的蔬菜尝起来是非常的美味，因为他有一个绿色的大拇指

The vegetables taste delicious because he has a green thumb

现在所有的蔬菜尝起来是非常的美味，因为他有一个绿色的大拇指

So, if somebody has a green thumb it means that they have a real talent to for growing things, for growing plants

因此，如果某人有一个绿色的大拇指，他的意思是他有真的才能对于某件事情，例如是种植

The next one: To be green around the gills

下一个是绿色的脸颊

Gills are slits here that fish use to breathe

鳃是一道狭缝，鱼用它来呼吸

So if you are green around the gills, what do you think that means?

如果你有一个绿色脸颊，你会认为是什么意思呢

I'll give you an example

我给你举一个例子

I sent Sharon home from work today because she looked a bit green around the gills

我从工作中去了Sharon家，因为她有一个绿色的脸颊

I sent Sharon home from work today because she looked a bit green around the gills

我从工作中去了Sharon家，因为她有一个绿色的脸颊

If somebody is green around the gills it means they look ill or they look unwell. So poor Sharon looked unwell

如果某人有一个绿色的脸颊，他的意思是他看起来生病了，或者是看起来非常的不好受，因此可怜的Sharon，看起来不好

Now, the fourth idiom is: to give the green light

第四个成语是给一道绿色的光

If I give something the green light, what am I-- What am I doing?

如果我给某样东西一个绿色的光，我做了什么呢？我做了什么

So, say my boss gave me the green light to start my new campaign

可以说我的老板给了我一个绿色的光，让我开始做一个新的项目

My boss gave me the green light to start my new campaign

可以说我的老板给了我一个绿色的光，让我开始做一个新的项目

If you someone the green light it means you give them permission to start a new project

如果你给某人一个绿色的光，他的意思是你给他们任务去开始一个新的项目

It's a useful one for the work place

它是非常有用的，在工作场合中

Now the final idiom, idiom number five, is: to go green

好啦，现在最后一个第五个成语是走向绿色

So if I say: I've decided to go green, from now on I am going to walk to work

如果我说我决定走向绿色，他的意思是我将会步行去工作

I've decided to go green, from now on I am going to walk to work

我决定用绿色的方式，从现在开始，我将会步行去工作

So, to go green means to make a conscious life style change in order to be more environmentally friendly

用绿色的方式的意思是改变生活的意识，去做的对环境友好一些

So walking to work is more environmentally friendly than driving to work

因此，步行去工作是环境友好的相比开车

Right guys, that's it for today's lesson

好啦同学们，这就是今天的课程

Now, lingoda have given me a very special offer to then give to you

现在 lingoda给了我一个非常特别的开价给你们

It's fifty euros or dollars off your first month at lingoda

只要50欧元或者美元开始你第一个月的课程

And if you want to know more about lingoda then click on my review video which is right up there

如果你想知道更多关于lingoda的信息，请点击我在右上角的视频评论

and you can see my experience with lingoda

你将会看到我在lingoda的经历

and why I think it is one of the best tools for improving your English

这就是为什么，我认为他是提高英语最好的一个工具

It's an online language academy with real, exclusively native teachers

他是一个真正的在线语言学校，有专门的本国老师

And you can have a mixture of group and private lessons and they can basically teach you anything you want

你可以有一个混合或者是私人的课程，并且他们真的会教你任何你想学的

If you want to practice green idioms, you book in for a private class and you can practice green idioms

如果你想去练习绿色的谚语，你可以预定一个私人课程就可以练习绿色的成语

So that's it for today, don't forget to connect with me on all of my social media

好的，今天就到这里了，不要忘记联系我在我的社交媒体上

I've got my facebook and instagram

我有facebook instagram

And also, check out the blogpost where you can find out lots about St. Patrick's Day

还有，浏览这个博客，你可以找到大量关于申特帕里克节日的信息

And also some really good St. Patrick's Day vocabulary as well that we haven't covered in this video

他还有很多好的，关于St. Patrick's节日的词汇，我不能在视频里一一说明了

I will see you soon for another lesson

我们在下一个视频当中再会