A: The trouble is not that. It is that he may suddenly remember something I promised him a couple of weeks ago, out of a clear blue sky . Then he complains that I have gone back on my words .
麻烦不在这儿，而在于他突然出人意料地想起两三周前我对他的承诺。然后就抱怨我言而无信。
B: Does he do that with his Dad? I mean, does he complain things to his father?
对他爸爸也这样吗？我是说他向他爸爸抱怨吗？
A: He never does, and in fact, he seldom communicates with him.
从不，事实上是他几乎不和他交谈。
B: But didn’t you say that his Dad takes him under his wings ？
但是你不是说他的爸爸总是宠着他吗？
A: Yes, I did. He only takes side with him. He seldom asks what Dick is doing.
对，我是这样说的。不过他只是偏袒迪克，而很少过问他在干什么。
地道表达：
out of a clear blue sky
解词释义：
此语的字面意思是“从晴朗的蓝色天空中突然出现”，比喻为“在毫无预兆，事先没有打招呼的情况下突然发生”。其英文解释如下：if something happens out of the blue, it happens suddenly and you are not expecting it，它作为副词性短语。
支持范例：
Then one day, completely out of a clear blue sky , I had a letter from her.
后来有一天我突然接到她的一封来信。
The invasion came out of a clear blue sky and caught everyone off guard.
入侵突然袭来，弄得每个人措手不及。
拓展讲解：
此语也可以用作 out of the blue 。
支持范例：
The news was a great shock to me; it came absolutely out of the blue .
这个消息，对我是一个很大的打击，简直太突如其来了。
Jim was walking along the street, when a car came out of the blue and hit him.
吉姆在街上行走，冷不防一辆车闯出来，把他撞倒在地。
She arrived out of the blue.
她没有事先告知就来了。
The news of her marriage came out of the blue .
她结婚的消息来得很突然。
词海拾贝：
1. go back on：违背（诺言，誓约等）
He's not the sort of man who would go back on his word .
他不是那种会食言的人。
Don't say yes at a meeting and go back on your words and say no after it.
不要开会时赞成，会后又反悔说不赞成。
When you make a promise, you must not go back on it .
当你许下诺言，你就不可失信。
I swear it. I won't go back on it .
我说话算数，我发誓决不食言。
2. take sb under one’s wings：溺爱某人，骄宠某人
Her mother was sure she would come to a bad end because of the way her husband took her under his wings .
她妈妈认为她的丈夫生那样娇惯她，她将来一定不会有什么好结果。
Rich though they, they refused to take their children under their wings .
虽然他们很有钱，他们不娇惯孩子。
These kids are well taken under their wings that they can't do anything by themselves.
这些孩子们太娇惯了，以致于他们不能独立做任何事情。
2. takes side (with)：支持（某一方），站在（某一边），偏袒
He prefers being neutral to taking sides .
他宁愿保持中立而不愿站在某一方。
I took Bob's side when I heard his account of the events.
我听了Bob的事情后，我支持他。
3. complain something to somebody：向某人抱怨某事
She complain the pressure of her job to him .
她向他抱怨工作压力沉重。
If you're going to complain working conditions to the boss , make sure you don't bite the hand that feeds you.
即使你准备向老板抱怨工作条件，你也一定不要恩将仇报。
I wasn't satisfied with our treatment at that hotel, so I shall complain it to the proprietor .
我不满意我们在那家旅馆受到的待遇，因此我要向旅馆老板投诉。
Each time his wife saw me, she would complain his sufferings to me .
华威太太每次遇到我，总是代替华威先生诉苦。
联想记忆： complain to somebody about something ：想某人抱怨某事
4. communicate with：与......交流
I can communicate with foreigners easily.
我能轻松地和外国人沟通。
I communicate with him regularly by letter.
我们经常与他通信。
I've tried, but it's impossible to communicate with her.
我试过了，不过根本无法跟她沟通。
Deaf people communicate with sign language.
聋哑人通过手语与人交流。