blue=蓝色，moon=月亮，那blue moon是什么意思？

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【朗读以下例句，并用今日表达造句】

A: Where did you say your brother lives?

B: He lives in Heilongjiang, so I only get to see him once in a blue moon.

We're not asking for the moon, just a pay raise in line with inflation.

A: Carol must be pleased about her new job.

B: She's over the moon.

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once in a blue moon

极少地；非常难得地，破天荒地

【解释】

If something happens once in a blue moon, it happens only very rarely.

We typically see a full moon once a month. And seeing two full moons in the same month is rare. The second full moon in a particular month is called the blue moon.

【例句】

A: Where did you say your brother lives?

B: He lives in Heilongjiang, so I only get to see him once in a blue moon.

A：你刚刚说你兄弟现在住哪里来着？

B：他住在黑龙江呢，所以我极少能见到他。

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ask/cry for the moon

异想天开；想做办不到的事情；想要得不到的东西

【解释】

to ask for sth that is difficult or impossible to get or achieven

【例句】

We're not asking for the moon, just a pay raise in line with inflation.

我们的要求也不过分，就是想在通胀的时候加点工资。

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over the moon 极其高兴；兴高采烈

=on top of the world

=on cloud nine

【解释】

If you are over the moon about something that has happened, you are very happy about it.

A: Carol must be pleased about her new job.

B: She's over the moon.

A: Carol肯定对她的新工作很满意。

B: 她可乐坏了。