sing the blues

常見例句

But they may soon sing the blues when hearing of government plans to freeze or reduce their pensions.
可是儅他們聽到政府計(jì)劃凍結(jié)或削減他們的養(yǎng)老金的時(shí)候，他們的調(diào)子恐怕就會(huì)顯得垂頭喪氣了。
I just spent two hours listening to Bill sing the blues about his girl friend leaving him for some other guy. I feel sorry for him but he ought to forget it: after all, it happened two years ago.
他剛花了整整兩小時(shí)聽Bill訴說女朋友怎麼甩掉他跟了別人的傷心事。他儅然爲(wèi) Bill 感到難過，但是他覺得Bill該把這事丟在腦後了，因爲(wèi)這畢竟是兩年前的往事了。
I just spent two hours listening to Bill sing the blues about his girl friend leaving him for some other guy.
我花了兩個(gè)小時(shí)傾聽拜耳訴說他女朋友爲(wèi)了另一個(gè)家夥而離開他的痛苦的事情。

She heard Bessie Smith sing the blues.
Although her father encouraged Koko to pursue gospel music, she would sneak out of the house, and sing the blues with her brothers accompanying her on homemade instruments.

And when I finished, he says to me, he says, 'My God, I ain't never heard a woman sing the blues like you sing the blues before in my life.
NPR: Blues Queen Koko Taylor Dies At 80
During an interview with NPR in 2000, Taylor said she and her five siblings would sing gospel music on Sundays, but on Mondays it was the blues.
NPR: Blues Queen Koko Taylor Dies At 80