Colour difference.pptVIP

Colours in the Eyes of Westerners and Chinese 卢幼琴 Trista Classification red The main diffences： Chinese: red means luck,success,prosperous,determined surrender（坚毅不屈）. In the war, it symbolizes blood and flames．It stands for improvements in revolution. Westerners: red means martyrdom(殉难，牺牲）,blood ,prohibit.In economic ,it stands for deficit .But sometimes it also means something good ,such as red-letter days(节日），roll out the red carpet for sb.It stands for volients in the revolution green Vitality Non-pollution safe Chinese Westerners black Black has two sides Good :steady,noble,persistence,firm. Bad: ignominious (black money) It means death, crime,evil,disaster,out of mooth. But in economic, it stands for sth. optimistic Chinese Westerners yellow Vulgar taste Honourable ,Power, Money, Land Chinese Withered,old-fashioned,cowardly(懦弱) Westerners blue Quiet, Unrevealing, Optimistic Chinese pink white white westerners purple Something interesting red man 印第安人 red gold 纯金 see red 火冒三丈 white hands 清廉 white day 吉日 white night 不眠夜 black tea 红茶 black sheep 败家子 black dog 沮丧 green old age 老当益壮 green-eyed 红眼 green stamp 美国救济 yellow boy 金币 yellow lived 胆小鬼 yellow dog卑鄙的人 blue joke 黄色笑话 blue man 警察 drink till all’s blue 一醉方休 Something interesting to raise to the purple 升为红衣教主 purple heart (美国）紫心勋章 purple passages 辞藻华丽的段落 Mr. Brow is a white man , but a very yellow man .He was very red in the anger when he found himself cheated by his close friend, but he said nothing . Last Friday, a black letterday ,he had a car accident. He was looking rather green and feeling blue lately. When I saw him, he was in a brow study.I hope he will soon be in the pink again. 布朗先生是位忠实可靠的人, 但他胆子小。当他发现被好朋友欺骗的时候, 气得满脸通红, 但是他什么也没有说。上周五是个倒霉的日子, 又出了车祸。最近, 他脸色蜡黄, 闷闷不乐。当我见到他的时候, 他心事重重的。我希望他能早日健康起来。