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Topic1:What'syourfavoritecorlor?Step1:dutyreport.Step2:Talkaboutyourfavoritecolor.Youshouldsay:Whatitis?Whyyoulikeit?Whetherthecoloraffectsyouinsomeaspects?1.a)IfIhadtodescribemyfavoritecolor,Iwouldchooseyellow.b)Iamsureyouhaveafavoritecolortoo.2.a)Manyartistsareknowntouseyellowintheirpaintings.b)Forexample,VincentvanGoghisfamousfortheyellowsunflowersinsomeofhispaintings.3.a)Manycountrieshaveyellowintheirnationalflags.b)Forexample,SouthAfricahasabroadyellowbandintheirnewlydesignedflag.Thissymbolizestheenergyandwarmthtobefoundinthenation.ThereareseveralreasonsasforwhyIwouldliketotalkspecificallyaboutyellowasmyfavoritecolor.Allowmetoexplainbymentioningsomeofthembriefly.4.a)Firstofall,tome,yellowsymbolizesthesun.b)WhatImeantosayisthatitremindsmeofenergyandwarmth.5.a)Secondly,yellowisabrightcolorasapposedtodullcolorslikebrownandgray.b)Forinstance,brownandgrayusuallymakemefeeldepressed.6.a)Lastly,yellowisapracticalcolor.b)Thatistosay,youcanwearyellowwithalmostanycolor,anditdoesnotgetdirtytooeasily.7.So,thoseweresomethoughtsonmyfavoritecolor.Detailsincolor:.1.blue在汉语中的引申意义较少,而在英语中blue是一个含义十分丰富的颜色词。英语的blue常用来来喻指人的“情绪低落”、“心情沮丧”、“忧愁苦闷”,如:(1)Theyfeltratherblueafterthefailureinthefootballmatch.球赛踢输了,他们感到有些沮丧。(2)——Shelooksbluetoday.What’sthematterwithher?她今天显得闷闷不乐,出了什么事情.——Sheisinholidayblue.她得了假期忧郁症。blue在英语中有时用来指“黄色的”、“下流的”意思,如:bluetalk下流的言论bluevideo黄色录象有时blue又有社会地位高、出身名门的意义,如blueblood(贵族血统)。此外,blue在英语中与其它词汇搭配,还有另外的含义,如:outofblue意想不到onceinablue千载难逢drinktillall’sblue一醉方休2.white在汉语和英语的联想意义中都有纯洁和清白的意思,但也有一些含义上的不同。例如,汉民族文化中,白色与死亡、丧事相联系,如“红白喜事”中的“白”指丧事(funeral),表示哀悼。但在英语文化中,white表示幸福和纯洁,如新娘在婚礼上穿白色礼服,代表爱情的纯洁和婚姻的贞洁。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,如:awhitelie善意的谎言thewhitecoffee牛奶咖啡whiteman善良的人,有教养的人white-livered怯懦的whiteelephant昂贵又无用之物汉语中有些与“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联系,而是表达另外的含义,如:白开水plainboiledwater白菜Chinesecabbage白字wronglywrittenormispronouncedcharacter白搭nouse白费事allinvain3.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BlackFriday指耶稣在复活节前受难的星期五,是悲哀的日子。black在英语中还象征气愤和恼怒,如:blackintheface脸色铁青tolookblackatsomeone怒目而视另外,黑色在汉语和英语中都有“阴险”、“邪恶”的含义,不过翻译时不一定用“黑”或“black”的字眼,例如:evilmind黑心evilbackstagemanipulator黑手insidestory黑幕asinisterline黑线blacksheep害群之马blackday凶日blackfuture暗淡的前途4.green在英语中可以表示“嫉妒、眼红”,如:greenwithenvy,greenasjealousy,green-eyedmonster都是指“十分嫉妒”的意思。汉语中表示“嫉妒”意义的“眼红”,应该翻译为green-eyed而不能翻译为red-eyed。由于美元纸币是绿颜色的,所以green在美国也指代“钱财、钞票、有经济实力”等意义,如:(1)InAmericanpoliticalelectionsthecandidatesthatwinareusuallytheoneswhohavegreenpowerbackingthem.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。在英语中绿色还用来表示没有经验、缺乏训练、知识浅薄等意思,如:(2)Thenewtypistisgreenatherjob.刚来的打字员是个生手。(3)YoucannotexpectMarytodobusinesswithsuchpeople.Sheisonlyeighteenandasgreenasgrass.你不能指望玛丽同这样的人做生意,她只有十八岁,还毫无经验5.yellow黄色在英语和汉语中的引申含义差别比较大。在英语中,可以表示“胆小、卑怯、卑鄙”的意思,例如:ayellowdog可鄙的人,卑鄙的人ayellowlivered胆小鬼英语中的黄色还用来作为事物的特定颜色,例如,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。如:YellowPages黄页(电话号码簿,用黄纸印刷)YellowBook黄皮书(法国等国家的政府报告,用黄封面装帧yellowboy(俗)金币汉语中黄色一词有时象征低级趣味、色情庸俗、下流猥亵的意思,如黄色电影、黄色书刊、黄色光碟等等。这些名称中的“黄”与英语中的“yellow”无关。能够表示汉语中这些意思的词汇应该是:pornographic(色情的)、vulgar(庸俗下流的)、obscene(猥亵的)等。然而,英语中另一个颜色词blue却常用来表示汉语中这类意思,如bluejokes(下流的玩笑),bluefilms(黄色电影)等。6,除上面所提到的各种联想意义外,颜色词还与历史、社会、经济等现象有关系,表现出一定的社会属性,例如:历史方面:toraisetothepurple升为红衣主教tobeborninthepurple生于帝王之家tomarryintothepurple与皇室或贵族联姻社会方面:blue-collarworkers蓝领阶层,指普通体力劳动者grey-collarworkers灰领阶层,指服务性行业的职员white-collarworkers白领阶层,指接受过专门技术教育的脑力劳动者pink-collarworkers粉领阶层,指职业妇女群体golden-collarpersonnel金领阶层,指既有专业技能又懂管理和营销的人才经济方面:redink赤字intheblack盈利whitegoods白色货物,指冰箱、洗衣机等外壳为白色的家电产品browngoods棕色货物,指电视、录音机、音响等外壳为棕色的电子产品Step3:Otherexamples:(1)MyFavoriteColorBluehasalwaysbeenmyfavoritecolor,andIthinkitwillalwayscontinuetobeso.Ihaveseveralreasonsforlikingthiscolorbest.First,itisaverysoothingcolorandmakespeoplehappy.Howdopeoplefeelwhentheywakeuptodaywhentheskyisadirtygrey?Sadandgloomy.Butwhentheskyisadeepblue,goodcheerandjoyentersourhearts.AnotherreasonwhyIammostpartialtoblueisthatitisthecolorofoceansandriversandlakesonasunnyday.WheneverIgoswimming,IfeelasthoughIwerereborn.Inmyestimation,blueisaveryrefinedannoblecolor.Ihaveseveralsuitsofclothesofdifferentcolors,butsomehowblueseemstobemostbecomingtome.Atthesametime,allmyfriendssaythatItendtolookslimandtallerwheneverI’mdressedinblue.IhavealsoheardthatinEnglish,theterm“trueblue”meanstobefaithful.AsIhaveagreatrespectforthequalityoffaithfulness,thisisonemorereasonformylikingbluesomuch.(2)There'remanydifferentkindsofcolourintheworld,suchaswhite,blue,orange,red,andsoon.Butmyfavouritecolourisgreen.Ithinkgreenisthemostbeautifulcolour.Doyouknowwhy?Becausegreenisthecolouroflife.Doyouthinkso?Asyouknow,mostaliveplantsaregreen,likegrassandtrees.Greenisgoodforoureyes,too.Whenyoureyesareverytired,youwillwatchthegreentreesorgreengrass,theycanhelpyoutorelaxyoureyes.AndIthinkgreenisthenaturecolour,Ilovenaturethings.Ohm,totellyouthetruth,Idon'tknowwhyIamlikegreen,onlylikeit.Maybeit'sthecolourofthelifeor……Canyoutellmewhatyourfavouritecolouris?Step4:Homework:1:What'syourfavoriteseason?
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