【趣谈英语】婴儿首次看到的颜色是红色-Red is The First Colour A Baby Sees

Pre-Listening Vocabulary

 

differentiate¹: identify differences

fixated: visually attached to something

intimidate²: scare someone in order to achieve one’s goals

opponent: player one is up against

luxury: wealthy

 

Red is The First Colour a Baby Sees

Research suggests that red is the first colour that a baby sees. Does this mean that new parents should wear red to greet their newborns? Not exactly. Human babies don’t begin to differentiate colours until a few weeks after they are born. The first sign of this may be when a baby is fixated on something red. Studies suggest that humans continue to have a special reaction to the colour red throughout their lives. At a young age, children learn that red is a sign of caution³ or danger. After all, red is the colour of blood as well as fire. Some athletes use red to intimidate their opponents. Tiger Woods wears red on the final day of his major golf tournaments. Is this because he wants to be fierce or because it’s his lucky colour? Historically, red has been associated with royalty⁴ and luck. Red carpets are laid out for celebrities⁵ and leaders before important events. Red carpets also line the entranceways to luxury hotels and restaurants. This may help guests feel more special. It may also help them spend more money. According to some studies, the colour red actually makes you hungry.

1 differentiate   

vi.(between)区分；vt.区别；使不同

参考例句：

• You can differentiate between the houses by the shape of their chimneys.你可以凭借烟囱形状的不同来区分这两幢房子。
• He never learned to differentiate between good and evil.他从未学会分辨善恶。

2 intimidate   

vt.恐吓，威胁

参考例句：

• You think you can intimidate people into doing what you want?你以为你可以威胁别人做任何事？
• The first strike capacity is intended mainly to intimidate adversary.第一次攻击的武力主要是用来吓阻敌方的。

3 caution   

n.小心，谨慎，警告；vt.告诫，警告

参考例句：

• You should exercise extreme caution when driving in fog.在雾中开车要极为小心。
• There is no need for such caution.不必如此小心谨慎。

4 royalty   

n.皇家，皇族

参考例句：

• She claims to be descended from royalty.她声称她是皇室后裔。
• I waited on tables，and even catered to royalty at the Royal Albert Hall.我做过服务生， 甚至在皇家阿伯特大厅侍奉过皇室的人。

5 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目