精美英文欣赏:Red 红色

Red

红色

When learning English, a good memory will help you, but a good imagination may help you even more.

在学英语的过程中,一个好的记忆将有助你的学习,但一个好的想象力可以帮助你更多。

For example, in English we don't have many words for colors, but we have many ways to describe a color.

举例来说,在英语里,对于颜色我们没有很多的词汇,但是我们有很多方式来描述一种颜色。

We say red like a cherry, or red like blood, or red like someone's lips.

我们说红如樱桃、红如血,或红如一个人的嘴唇。

But red is red.

但红色就是红色。

What comes to mind when you think of red?

当你想到红色时，脑中会首先想到什么呢?

I think of different things like delicious red apples, expensive red sports cars, sparkling¹ red rubies², or red roses.

我会浮现出不同的事物，像美味的红苹果、昂贵的红色跑车,闪亮的红色红宝石,或者红玫瑰。

I also think of different images, ooh, a company that is not doing well, it's in the red; or special ‘red-carpet' treatment you might give a VIP.

我也会想到不同的形象,哦,公司业绩不好,那就是红色的;或特殊红毯可以让VIP享受尊贵的服务。

A person with a bad sunburn is as red as a lobster³.

日晒很糟糕的一个人红得像是龙虾一样。

A person who is angry is red in the face.

感到气愤的一个人涨红了脸。

Word association exercises can help you with English.

词汇联想锻炼可以帮助你的英语。

So, I hope you're in the mood to exercise.

所以,我希望你想为此而锻炼一番。

Talk about it:

谈论下面的话题:

When you hear the word “red”, what comes to your mind?

当你听到 “红色”这个单词时,你会想到什么?

What is your favorite color?

你最喜欢的颜色是什么?

How does the color red make you feel?

红色让你感觉如何?

What is something that is like red?

有什么东西像红色吗？

Did you ever play word association games?

你有没有玩过词汇联想游戏?

Does having a good imagination help you learn the language?

一个很好的想像力能够帮助你学习语言吗?

How can the good imagination be helpful?

好的想像力有帮助吗?

What method do you use to learn English?

你用什么方法学习英语?

1 sparkling   

adj.发火花的，闪亮的；灿烂的，活泼的；闪闪发光的，闪烁的；起泡沫的v.闪光，闪耀(sparkle的现在分词)

参考例句：

• the calm and sparkling waters of the lake 平静的波光粼粼的湖水
• Other sparkling wines are often considered the poor relations of champagne. 其他起泡的葡萄酒通常被认为较香槟酒为次。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 rubies   

红宝石( ruby的名词复数 )； 红宝石色，深红色

参考例句：

• a necklace of rubies intertwined with pearls 缠着珍珠的红宝石项链
• The crown was set with precious jewels—diamonds, rubies and emeralds. 王冠上镶嵌着稀世珍宝—有钻石、红宝石、绿宝石。

3 lobster   

n.龙虾，龙虾肉

参考例句：

• The lobster is a shellfish.龙虾是水生贝壳动物。
• I like lobster but it does not like me.我喜欢吃龙虾，但它不适宜于我的健康。