看新聞學英文 · 中英對照朗讀 · 真人老師逐句講解

Color and Life

解讀色彩訊息

播放內容:
Color and Life
基於經驗或文化
Do you know whether color can affect your mood or not?
你知道顏色是否會影響你的心情?
affect(v.)影響whether引導的名詞子句作間接問句,or not可省略
The answer is that it certainly can.
答案是當然會。
certainly(adv.)確實、無疑地
Generally speaking, warm colors, such as red, orange and yellow, bring you emotions ranging from feelings of warmth and comfort to feelings of anger and unfriendliness.
一般來說,暖色系如紅色、橙色和黃色,帶給你的感受從溫暖和舒適到憤怒和不友善的情緒。
emotion(n.)情緒、情感range(v.)把⋯分類,range from A to Bwarmth(n.)溫暖comfort(n.)舒適unfriendliness(n.)不友善,unfriendly(adj.)不友善的
Cool colors including blue, purple and green are often described as calm, but are also linked to sadness.
冷色系包含藍色、紫色和綠色,通常被描述為平靜,但也與悲傷有關。
describe(v.)描述calm(n.)平靜link(v.)使相關聯
Our feelings about color are often personal and based on our own experience or culture.
我們對顏色的感受是很個人的,並且基於自己的經驗或文化。
personal(adj.)個人的、私人的culture(n.)文化
For example, while the color white is used in many Western countries to show pureness, it is seen as a sign of death in many Eastern countries.
例如,雖然許多西方國家用白色來表示純潔,但是在許多東方國家,白色被視為死亡的徵兆。
pureness(n.)純潔sign(n.)徵兆
The experts believe that the color of the products you buy can tell people what kind of person you are.
專家相信,你購買的產品的顏色可以告訴人們你是一個怎樣的人。
expert(n.)專家
For instance, if you drive a yellow car, that might mean that you are a happy person in general and more likely to take risks.
例如,如果你開一輛黃色的車,這可能意味著整體上你是一個快樂的人,也更有可能去冒險。
take a risk冒險
If you like to wear gray clothes to work, you may not want to stand out in the crowd.
如果你喜歡穿灰色衣服去上班,你可能不想突顯在人群中。
stand out突出、顯眼
Color can play an important role in expressing information and creating certain moods.
色彩在表達訊息和創造特定情緒上扮演重要角色。
role(n.)角色express(v.)表達mood(n.)心情
So, think about it next time when you make a choice on a paint color for your room or a suit for work.
所以,下次當你選擇房間油漆的顏色或去上班穿的西裝時,想一下吧!
suit(n.)西裝、一套衣服

📚 重點單字片語

color(n.)
色彩
affect(v.)
影響
whether
引導的名詞子句作間接問句,or not可省略
certainly(adv.)
確實、無疑地
emotion(n.)
情緒、情感
range(v.)
把⋯分類,range from A to B
warmth(n.)
溫暖
comfort(n.)
舒適
unfriendliness(n.)
不友善,unfriendly(adj.)不友善的
describe(v.)
描述
calm(n.)
平靜
link(v.)
使相關聯
personal(adj.)
個人的、私人的
culture(n.)
文化
pureness(n.)
純潔
sign(n.)
徵兆
expert(n.)
專家
take a risk
冒險
stand out
突出、顯眼
role(n.)
角色
express(v.)
表達
mood(n.)
心情
suit(n.)
西裝、一套衣服
🎧

想聽更多嗎?

快來加入 FUNDAY 吧!

立即加入
免費體驗已結束 · 加入 FUNDAY 解鎖完整學習