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高中精华双语文章：色彩蕴含的意义

总的来说，

颜色可以分为两大类：暖色和冷色。人们把不同的颜色和不 同的事物、

不同的感

觉、不同的节日联系在一起。不同的人对色 彩有着不同的偏好。颜色对人们是很重要的，它

不仅会影响到人的感觉，

影响事物的外观，

甚至可以根据你所喜欢的颜色就能了解到有关你

本人的许多情况。

More Meanings about Colors

色彩蕴含的意义

One person chooses a bright red car, but another prefers a dark green. One family

paints

the

living

room

a

sunny

yellow,

but

another

family

uses

pure

white.

One

child

wants a bright orange ball, but another wants a light blue one. Psychologists and

businessmen think these differences are important.

一个人选择鲜红色的小轿车，

而另一个人则宁可要墨绿色的。

一户人家把客厅粉刷成金黄色，

而另一户人家则使用纯白色。

一 个孩子要鲜橙色的球，

而另一个孩子则要浅蓝色的。

心理家

和商人们认为这些差别是很重要的。

In general, people talk about two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors.

Researchers think that there are also two

groups of people: people who

prefer warm

colors and people who prefer cool colors.

总的来说，

人们谈论的是两大类颜色：暖色和冷色。研究人员认为世人也有两大类：喜欢暖

色的人和喜欢冷色的人。

The warm colors are red, orange, and yellow. Where there are warm colors and a lot

of light, people usually want to be active. People think that red, for example, is

exciting.

Sociable

people,

those

who

like

to

be

with

others,

like

red.

The

cool

colors

are

green,

blue,

and

violet.

These

colors,

unlike

warm

colors,

are

relaxing.

Where

there

are

cool

colors,

people

are

usually

quiet.

People

who

like

to

spend

time

alone

often prefer blue.

红、橙、黄是暖色。凡有暖色并有充足光线的地方，人们 通常想要积极活动。例如，人们认

为红色会使人心潮激动。喜欢社交的人，喜欢和他人在 一起的人都喜欢红色。绿、蓝、紫都

是冷色。冷色与暖色不同，会使人心情轻松。凡是在 冷色的环境里，人们通常都很安静。凡

是喜欢一个人自己独自度过时光的人都喜欢蓝色。

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Red may be exciting, but one researcher says that time seems to pass more slowly

in a

room with warm colors than in a

room with cool colors. He suggests

that

a warm

color,

such

as

red

or

orange,

is

a

good

color

for

a

living

room

or

restaurant.

People

who

are

relaxing

or

eating

do

not

want

time

to

pass

quickly.

Cool

colors

are

better

for offices or factories if the people who are working there want time to pass

quickly.

红色会令人 激动兴奋，

不过某一位研究人员说，

人在暖色房间里似乎会觉得 比在冷色的房间

时间过得慢。这位研究人员认为，红、橙之类的暖色适用于客厅和饭店。 凡是休闲或进餐的

人都不希望时间过得很快。

如果人们在办公室 或工厂上班，

都希望时间过得很快，

那么把环

< br>境弄成冷色就比较好。

Researchers do not know why people think some colors are warm and other colors are

cool.

However,

almost

everyone

agrees

that

red,

orange,

and

yellow

are

warm

and

that

green, blue, and violet are cool. Perhaps warm colors remind people of warm days

and the cool colors remind them of cool days. Because in the north the sun is low

during winter, the sunlight appears quite blue. Because the sun is higher during

summer, the hot summer sunlight appears yellow.

研究人员现在还都不知道，

为什么人们认为 有些颜色是暖的，

而另外一些颜色是冷的。

但是

几乎人人都承认红、橙、黄是暖色，而绿、蓝、紫是冷色。也许暖色能使人们想起温暖的日

子，而冷色使人想起冷的日子。

因为在北方冬季太阳低，

使人觉得似乎阳光有点发蓝，

而在

炎热的夏季令人觉得阳光 似乎是黄色的。

People associate colors with different objects, feelings, and holidays. Red, for

example,

is

the

color

of

fire,

heat,

blood,

and

life.

People

say

red

is

an

exciting

and active color. They associate red with a strong feeling like anger. Red is used

for signs of danger, such as STOP signs and fire engines. The holiday which is

associated with red is Valentine's Day. On February 14, Americans send red hearts

to people they love.

人们把不同的 颜色和不同的事物、不同的感觉、不同的节日联系在一起。例如，红色是火、

热、

血和生命的颜色。

人们说红色是令人激动和积极活动的颜色。