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1、IntroductionWhenearthgivesourlife,italsogivesusdifferentcolors.Differentcolorsgiveusdifferentlife.Colorsactanimportantrole.Theygiveculturemoreenergy.Nomattergoodorbad,colorsvivifiedculture.Conversely,cultureenrichedcolorsandgivecolorsmoremeanings.Theyaresupplementarytoeachother.Variouscolors
2、makeculturemoresplendid,andculturealsoshowsthedifferenceofcolors.ⅠWhatiscolor?Colorsarethesensationproducedontheeyesbyraysoflightwhenresolvedasbyaprism,selectivereflection,etc,intodifferentwavelengths[1]OxfordAdvancedLearner'sEnglish-ChineseDictionary,TheCommercialPressandOxfordUniversityPre
3、ss,2007..Colorsareakindoflanguagetodescribedifferentculture.ⅡCultureincolorsTherearesomanycolorsinourlife.Indifferentarea,asamecolorshowsdifferentmeaning.Atthesametime,italsoreflectthedifferenceofculture.NowI'llintroducesixbasiccolorsinourlife:red,white,black,green,yellow,andblue.2.1RedBothi
4、nEastandWest,redstandsforhappy.IntraditionalChinesewedding,redisthemainlycolor,andbridemustwearredclothes.Why?Becauseitstandsforhappyandgoodluck.Inthetraditionalideas,peoplethinkredcanexpelevilinfluencesandinvokeblessingsinChina.Soredisagoodluckcolor.Becauseredmakespeoplehaveaexcitingmoodeas
5、ily,peopleoftendecoratedwithredinahappydaylikewedding.InWest,festivalandholidayaremarkedwithredincalendar,likeChristmasday,NewYear，ThanksgivingDay，two-dayweekend…Inmoderntimes,therewasanewmeaningaboutredinChina.Itstandsfortheproletarianrevolution.Thecommunistregimewascalledredpoliticalpower.
6、Thereweremanynewphrasesappearingatthatyears.LiketheRedLamp,theRedGuards,theRedArmyMan,theFive-StarredRedFlagandsoon,theyareallshowthestrongsenseofcontemporaneity.So,redstandsforloyalandtheenthusiasmofrevolution.Butredalsohasnegativemeaninginsomewordsandphrases.Itstandsforangry,loss,evil,viol
7、ent,dangerousandsoon.Forexample,seeredmeanssomebodybecomesuddenlyenraged;red-handedshowsthatsomebodyinorjustaftertheactofcommittingacrime;whensomewhereisdanger,therewillbewarnedwithredlight.2.2White6Nowadays,referringtowhite,manypeoplewillassociate
