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1、Red+yellow=,orange,yellow+blue=,green,Red+blue=,purple,?+?+?+?=black,How magic the color is!Do you want to know what the meaning of each color is?,The Different Meanings of Colors in China and in the West,主要内容,YELLOWBLUEWHITEBLACKGREENRED,E.X:,Mr.Brown is a very white man.He was looking rather green
2、 the other day.He has been feeling blue lately.When I saw him,he was in a brown study.I hope he will soon be in the pink again.布朗先生是一位忠实可靠的人。那天他脸色不好，近来他一直闷闷不乐。我见到他的时候，他显得心事重重。我希望他早点振作起来。,Yellow,在中国，黄色是皇家的专用颜色，所以有皇族的象征，“黄袍加身”。同时黄色是黄金的颜色，所以黄色还有财富的意思。在中国的五行说中，黄色是土的象征。另外黄色也有色情，如黄色杂志，黄色电影。,Yellow,I disli
3、ke Tom for he is a yellow dog.He is too yellow to stand up and fight Yellow dog 懦夫 Yellow blooded 胆小怕事的,1.黄色yellow其实在英语和汉语中的引申含义差别比较大。在英语中，yellow可以表示“胆小、卑怯、卑鄙”的意思,Yellow,2.英语中的黄色还用来作为事物的特定颜色，美国有些城市的出租车上标有“yellow”（而不是“taxi”）的字样代表出租车，因为那里的出租车为黄颜色。,Group activity:translation,Yellow pages黄页Yellow boy(俗）
4、金币Yellow dog懦夫,Yellow Book黄皮书（法国等国家的政府报告，用黄封面装帧）Yellow cat鲶鱼,Blue(in China),SkySeaHope,1.英语的 blue 常用来喻指人的“情绪低落”、“心情沮丧”、“忧愁苦闷”She looks blue today.Whats the matter with her?Be in a blue mood 心情忧郁的2.有时 blue 又有社会地位高，出身名门的意义,所以欧洲的贵族被称为blue-blood,Blue,blue talk blue jokes blue films blue video blue book,
5、Blue,3.blue 在英语中有时用来指“黄色的”，“下流的”意思,下流的言论,下流的玩笑,黄色电影,黄色录像,黄色书刊,blue water blue jacket blue baby blue stockin blue fish a true blue,Blue,4.blue 在英语中与其它词汇搭配，还有另外的含义,Babywhoseskinisblueat birthbecauseof aheartdefect,沧海,水兵,青紫婴儿,有学问的妇女,青鱼,忠心耿耿的人,Pricticing,Dictation,_ is a cool color.The traditional blues
6、 music in the United States is the opposite of red hot music.Blues is _,_ Duke Ellington and his orchestra recorded a famous song Mood Indigo about the deep blue color,Indigo.In the words of the song:You aint been blue till youve had that Mood Indigo.Someone who is blue is very _.,Blue,slow,sad and
7、soulful,sad,white,In China,In western countries,白开水白菜 白搭 白费事 白面,2.汉语中有些与“白”字搭配的词组，实际上与英语 white 所表示的颜色也没有什么关系，而是表达另外的含义,White,plain boiled water,Chinesecabbage,no use,invain,flour,White,3.英语中的 white 有时表达的含义，与汉语中的“白色”没有什么关系,white lie 善意的谎言white coffee 牛奶咖啡treat sb white 公正地对待某人white gas无铅汽油white bear北
8、极熊white city游乐场,1.黑色black在英语和汉语两种语言文化中的联系意义大致相同。例如，黑色是悲哀的颜色，英美人在葬礼上穿黑色服装，中国人在葬礼上戴黑纱。英语中的 Black Friday 指耶稣在复活节前受难的星期五，是悲哀的日子。,Black,look black面带怒色 black deed恶劣的行为 black lie不可饶恕的谎言 black sheep败家子、害群之马 black guard流氓,Black,black future,暗淡的前途,黑心 evil mind黑幕 in-side story黑线 asinister line,2.另外，黑色在汉语和英语中都有
9、“阴险”、“邪恶”的含义，不过翻译时不一定用“黑”或“black”的字眼。,Black,1.在埃及寺庙的地面是绿色的。在希腊和摩尔人中绿色代表胜利。对于穆斯林来说绿色是神圣的，在前往圣地麦加朝圣之后他们手拿绿色的旗帜，头戴绿色的（穆斯林的）头巾。他们甚至把做祷辞用的小块地毯也设计成绿色图案。苏格兰高地人以身穿绿色来代表荣誉。绿色也是爱尔兰的国色。绿色作为交通信号色则表示安全通行。在医疗急救设备上往往涂有绿色表示健康。在家庭中使用绿色可有益于消除身心疲惫。,Green,Green,2.green在英语中可以表示“嫉妒、眼红”,2.由于美元纸币是绿颜色的，所以 green 在美国也指代“钱财、钞票
10、、有经济实力”等意义如：In American political elections the candidates that win are usually the ones who have green power backing them.在美国政治竞选中获胜的候选人通常都是些有财团支持的人物。,Green,3.在英语中绿色还用来表示没有经验的,新的，年轻的意思green hand as green as grass in the green a green old age,Green,生手,无生活经验,青春期,老当益壮,Red,红色在 中 国 用 来 代 表 热 情、温 暖，象 征 幸
11、 福、吉 祥、如 意、胜 利。人 们 总 是 把“红”和 好 运，幸 福，喜 庆，尊 贵 等 意 象 紧 紧联 系 起 来。挂 大 红 灯 笼，张 贴 红对 联 红福 字，压岁的红 包，结 婚 当 天 新 娘 要 穿 红 色 的 嫁 衣，门 窗 上 要 贴红 双 喜，给 宾 客 的 请 贴 要 用 红 色 请 柬，铺 上 红 地 毯欢 迎 来 参加 婚 礼 的 宾 客。等 到 生 孩 子 时 要 给 来 客 送上 红 鸡 蛋,红灯笼,红福字,红色的嫁衣,红包,红双喜,红鸡蛋,红地毯,2.“red”这个词在英语中是一个贬义较强的词，因而多用于贬义常用来表示残酷、狂热、灾祸、烦琐、血腥等 red
12、ruin red battle 它又象征激进、暴力革命 red hot political campaign 表示激烈的政治运动它也象征危险、紧张 a red flag 表示危险信号旗,Red,火灾,血战,Translate the following phrases,红糖 brown sugar红葡萄酒purple wine红豆love pea,红运good luck红茶black tea红眼病be green-eyed,quiz,1.无忧无虑，顽皮，愉快的人2.独立，前卫，不受拘束3.时常自我反省,敏感的思想家4.务实，头脑清醒，和谐5.专业，实事求事，自信6.温和，谨慎，无攻击性7.具分
13、析力，可靠，自信8.浪漫，爱幻想，情绪化9.精力充沛，好动，外向,Dictation:listen and write,Every people has its own way of saying things,its own_ Many everyday American expressions are based on colors_is a hot color.Americans often use it to express _.They may say they are red hot about something _.When they are red hot they are
14、very _ about something.The small hot tasting peppers found in many _ are called red hots for their color and their fiery taste.Fast loud music is _ with many people.They may say the music is red hot,especially the kind called Dixieland jazz._ is a _ kind of read.People sometimes say they are in the
15、pink when they are _ _.The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the twentieth century.It probably comes from the fact that many _ are born with a nice pink color that shows that they are in good health._ is a cool color.The traditional blues music in the United States is the oppo
16、site of red hot music.Blues is _,_.Duke Ellington and his orchestra recorded a famous song Mood Indigo about the deep blue color,indigo.In the words of the song:You aint been blue till youve had that Mood Indigo.Someone who is blue is very _.The color _ is natural for _.But it is an unnatural color
17、for humans.A person who has a _ stomach may say she feels a little green.A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green.Sometimes a person may _because he does not have something as nice as a friend has,like a fast new car.That person may say he is _.Some people a
18、re green with envy because a friend has _-_ or greenbacks.Dollars are called _ because that is the color of the back side of the _.,special expression,Red,heat,unfair,angry,Mexican foods,popular,Pink,lighter,good health,babies,Blue,slow,sad and soulty,sad,green,trees and grass,sick feeling,be upset,green with envy,more dollars,green backs,paper money,Homework,Finding another colors words or some idoms related with colors in groups,and share with us.,thanks,
