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Every people has their own way of saying things,their own special expressions.Many everyday American
expressions are based on colors.
Red is a hot color.Americans often use it to express heat.They may say they are red hot about something
unfair.When they are red hot they are very angry about something.The small hot tasting peppers found in
many Mexican foods are called red hots for their color and their fiery(炽热的,暴躁的) taste.Fast loud
music is popular with many people.They may say the music is red hot,especially the kind called Dixieland
jazz.
Pink is a lighter kind of red.People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health.The
expression was first used in America at the beginning of the twentieth century. It probably comes from the
fact that many babies are born with a nice pink color that shows that they are in good health.
Blue is a cool color.The traditional blues music in the United States is the opposite of red hot music.Blues
is slow,sad and soulful.Duke Ellington and his orchestra recorded a famous song-Mood Indigo-about the
deep blue color, indigo. In the words of the song: "You aren't blue till you've had that Mood Indigo.
"Someone who is blue is very sad.
The color green is natural for trees and grass.But it is an unnatural color for humans.A person who has a
sick feeling in stomach may say she feels a little green.A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from
high waves may look very green.
Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friend has,like a fast
new car.That person may say he is green with envy.Some people are green with envy because a friend has
more dollars or greenbacks.Dollars are called greenbacks because that is the color of the back side of the
paper money.
The color black is used often in expressions.People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a
black day.The date of a major tragedy is remembered as a black day.A blacklist is illegal now.But at one
time, some businesses refused to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular
organizations.
1. If you had your wallet stolen while doing some shopping,you may call it ________.
A．a white day
B．a black day
C．a red day
D．a green day
2. Suppose Mr.Brown says he is very happy because his three children are all in the pink,this means all his
children are ________.
A．lucky and wealthy
B．gentle and modest
C．fit and healthy
D．creative and energetic
3. When she got home and found nothing had been done by her husband,Jane was really ________.
A．red hot
B．green
C．blue
D．black
4. In the following paragraph,the writer might tell the reader something about ________.
A. unpopular organizations in the world
B．people's response towards a black day
C．the influence of the traditional blues
D．more words about a color,such as brown
