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1、IntroductionWhenearthgivesourlife,italsogivesusdifferentcolors.Differentcolorsgiveusdifferentlife.Colorsactanimportantrole.Theygiveculturemoreenergy.Nomattergoodorbad,colorsvivifiedculture.Conversely,cultureenrichedcolorsandgivecolorsmoremeanings.Theyaresupplementarytoeachother.Variouscolorsmakecu
2、lturemoresplendid,andculturealsoshowsthedifferenceofcolors.ⅠWhatiscolor?Colorsarethesensationproducedontheeyesbyraysoflightwhenresolvedasbyaprism,selectivereflection,etc,intodifferentwavelengths[1]OxfordAdvancedLearner'sEnglish-ChineseDictionary,TheCommercialPressandOxfordUniversityPress,2007..Col
3、orsareakindoflanguagetodescribedifferentculture.ⅡCultureincolorsTherearesomanycolorsinourlife.Indifferentarea,asamecolorshowsdifferentmeaning.Atthesametime,italsoreflectthedifferenceofculture.NowI'llintroducesixbasiccolorsinourlife:red,white,black,green,yellow,andblue.2.1RedBothinEastandWest,redst
4、andsforhappy.IntraditionalChinesewedding,redisthemainlycolor,andbridemustwearredclothes.Why?Becauseitstandsforhappyandgoodluck.Inthetraditionalideas,peoplethinkredcanexpelevilinfluencesandinvokeblessingsinChina.Soredisagoodluckcolor.Becauseredmakespeoplehaveaexcitingmoodeasily,peopleoftendecorated
5、withredinahappydaylikewedding.InWest,festivalandholidayaremarkedwithredincalendar,likeChristmasday,NewYear，ThanksgivingDay，two-dayweekend…Inmoderntimes,therewasanewmeaningaboutredinChina.Itstandsfortheproletarianrevolution.Thecommunistregimewascalledredpoliticalpower.Thereweremanynewphrasesappeari
6、ngatthatyears.LiketheRedLamp,theRedGuards,theRedArmyMan,theFive-StarredRedFlagandsoon,theyareallshowthestrongsenseofcontemporaneity.So,redstandsforloyalandtheenthusiasmofrevolution.Butredalsohasnegativemeaninginsomewordsandphrases.Itstandsforangry,loss,evil,violent,dangerousandsoon.Forexample,seer
7、edmeanssomebodybecomesuddenlyenraged;red-handedshowsthatsomebodyinorjustaftertheactofcommittingacrime;whensomewhereisdanger,therewillbewarnedwithredlight.2.2White6Nowadays,referringtowhite,manypeoplewillassociate
