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1、RadioprogramappreciationColorsphrasesEverypeoplehasitsownwayofsayingthings,itsownspecialexpressions.ManyeverydayAmericanexpressionsarebasedoncolors.Redisahotcolor.Americansoftenuseittoexpressheat.Theymaysaytheyareredhotaboutsomethingunfair.Whentheyareredhottheyareveryangryaboutsome

2、thing.ThesmallhottastingpeppersfoundinmanyMexicanfoodsarecalledredhotsfortheircolorandtheirfierytaste.Fastloudmusicispopularwithmanypeople.Theymaysaythemusicisredhot,especiallythekindcalledDixielandjazz.Pinkisalighterkindofred.Peoplesometimessaytheyareinthepinkwhentheyareingoodheal

3、th.TheexpressionwasfirstusedinAmericaatthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury.Itprobablycomesfromthefactthatmanybabiesarebornwithanicepinkcolorthatshowsthattheyareingoodhealth.Blueisacoolcolor.ThetraditionalbluesmusicintheUnitedStatesistheoppositeofredhotmusic.Bluesisslow,sadandsoulful.

4、DukeEllingtonandhisorchestrarecordedafamoussong-MoodIndigo-aboutthedeepbluecolor,indigo.Inthewordsofthesong:"Youain'tbeenbluetillyou'vehadthatMoodIndigo."Someonewhoisblueisverysad.Thecolorgreenisnaturalfortreesandgrass.Butitisanunnaturalcolorforhumans.Apersonwhohasasickfeelingstoma

5、chmaysayshefeelsalittlegreen.Apassengeronaboatwhoisfeelingverysickfromhighwavesmaylookverygreen.Sometimesapersonmaybeupsetbecausehedoesnothavesomethingasniceasafriendhas,likeafastnewcar.Thatpersonmaysayheisgreenwithenvy.Somepeoplearegreenwithenvybecauseafriendhasmoredollarsorgreenb

6、acks.Dollarsarecalledgreenbacksbecausethatisthecolorofthebacksideofthepapermoney.Thecolorblackisusedofteninexpressions.Peopledescribeadayinwhicheverythinggoeswrongasablackday.Thedateofamajortragedyisrememberedasablackday.Ablacklistisillegalnow.Butatonetime,somebusinessesrefusedtoem

7、ploypeoplewhowereonablacklistforbelongingtounpopularorganizations.Insomecases,colorsdescribeasituation.Abrownoutisanexpressionforareductioninelectricpower.Brownoutshappenwhenthereistoomuchdemandforelectricity.Theelectricsystemisunabletoofferallthepowerneededinanarea.Blackoutswereco

8、mmonduringWorldWarTwo.Offi