A World of ColorA World of Color

Claire Wendy Coco Meg

SummarySummary

No matter where you go, colors are everywhere! And while the colors may be the same, their meanings change depending on the country.

不論你到何處，色彩處處可見！顏色可能相同，意義卻因地而異。

• Green– In Ecuador, it means “hope”.– In U.S., it’s a symbol of money and conc

ern for the environment.• 綠色

– 在厄瓜多爾，它代表「希望」。 – 在美國，它是金錢與關心生態環境的表徵。

• Purple– It’s worn by kings and queens in Europe.– It’s worn by women whose husbands h

ave died in Thailand.• 紫色

– 歐洲國王及王后的服飾顏色。– 泰國寡婦的服飾顏色。

• Black– The traditional color of mourning in the

West.– A symbol of beauty and speed on the Pac

ific islands of Melanesia.• 黑色

– 西方國家代表哀悼的一貫顏色。 – 在太平洋的美拉尼西亞群島，是美與速度的

象徵。

• White– It’s considered a pure color and is worn

at weddings in America.– It’s worn to funerals as a sign of winter,

when everything is dead in parts of Asia.• 白色

– 在美國，它被視為純潔的顏色，是婚禮禮服的顏色。

– 在亞洲某些地方，它代表萬物凋零的冬季，而成為喪禮服飾的顏色。

• Red– It means “beautiful” in Russia.– The color of mourning in South Africa.– A bride would be criticize for wearing a red gow

n .– A symbol of good fortune in India of China.

• 紅色– 它在俄羅斯意味「美麗」。 – 在南非是服喪的顏色。 – 在美國，新娘穿紅色禮服會遭到批評。 – 在印度或中國，是好運的象徵。

No matter the meaning, color adds interest

to our lives and makes them brighter

不管色彩的意義如何，它為我們的生活增添樂趣，使生活更煥發光彩。

VocabularyVocabulary

depend • 視…而定

The price depends on the quality.

• 依靠 , 依賴 You are the only person I can depend on.

pure • 純潔的

The new born baby looks so pure.

• 純淨的The air by the sea is pure and healthy.

bride• 新娘

Claire wants to be Scott’s bride.

fortune • 命運

She told my fortune by reading my palm.

QuestionsQuestions

In which country green means a symbol of money and concern for the environment ?

A. Wendy’s country B. America (U.S.) C. Taiwan D. Japan Answer: B

In which country purple is worn by kings and queens ?

A. Europe B. China C. Thailand D. Meg’s country Answer: A

In which country “black” is a symbol of beauty and speed ?

A. Taiwan B. Japan C. Coco ’s country D. Pacific islands of Melanesia Answer: D

In which country white is considered a pure color and is worn at weddings?

A. Claire’s country B. America C. Taiwan D. Thailand Answer: B

In which country red means beautiful?

A. Japan B. China C. Russia D. Taiwan Answer: C

In which country green means hope ? A. Ecuador B. Japan C. America D. China Answer: A

In which country purple is worn by women whose husbands have died ?

A. Taiwan B. Russia C. Thailand D. Ecuador Answer: C

In part of world black is the traditional color of mourning ?

A. the east B. the south C. the north D. the west Answer: D

In which country white is worn to funerals as a sign of winter, when everything is dead ?

A. parts of Asia B. England C. Japan D. Thailand Answer:

A

In which country a bride would be criticized for wearing a red gown?

A. the United States B. China C. Japan D. the North Pole Answer: A

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Idioms of Colors

• have a good / high color ： 臉色好• change color ： 臉色發白； 臉紅• gain color ： 臉色變好• lose color ： 臉色發白• some color of truth ： 幾分真實性• tell the story without color ：

原原本本說出

• local color ： 地方色彩• lower one's colors ： 屈服； 投降• off color ： 臉色不佳的• see...in its true colors ：

看清 ( 事物的 ) 真相• show one's true colors ： 露出真面目• stick to one‘s colors ：

堅持自己的立場 ( 主張 )

More Colors

• red• orange• yellow• green• blue• purple• pink• white

• black• gray• silver• gold• 褐紫紅色 maroon • 萊姆綠 lime green• 棕褐色的 tan• 深藍色 navy blue

http://www.cc.nctu.edu.tw/~mjchen/html/doc/ctable.htm

A Cute Song

Colors - John "Kinderman" Taylor

http://songsforteaching.com/kinderman/colors.htm

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