每日积累“背三句”- color idioms
My sister dropped out of college to become an artist. She's considered the black sheep of the family.
讲解：
black sheep of the family 家族败类、有辱家族的人（这个句子中提到的family，除了"my sister"这个人之外，个个都有高学历、都有非常体面的工作，只有"my sister"大学辍学）
drop out of college 从大学退学
be considered ... 被认为是...
A friend of mine from high school, who I haven't spoken to in ten years, contacted me out of the blue and invited me to her wedding.
讲解：
out of the blue 出其意料、出乎意外
a friend of mine 我的一个朋友之一
haven't ... in years 好多年没有...
contact me 联系我
A tree fell on our house and completely destroyed the kitchen. The silver lining is that now I'll get the chance to remodel it!
讲解：
silver lining 黑暗中总有一线光明、(困境中的)一线希望
completely 完全
destroy 摧毁
get the chance to ... 有机会...
remodel 改造、重塑...
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