2012专插本英语真题阅读翻译参考.pdfVIP

Part II Reading Comprehension Passage1 What is your favourite colour? 你最喜欢的颜色是什么? Do you like yellow, orange, or red? 你喜欢黄色、橙色或红色的吗? If you do, you must be an optimist （乐观主义者）. 如果你这样做,你必须是一个乐观主义者(乐观主义者) 。 a leader. 一个领导者。 an active person who enjoys life. 一个活跃的人,享受生活。 people and excitement. 人们和兴奋。 Do you prefer greys and blues? 你偏爱灰、蓝系列色彩吗? Then you are probably quiet. 那么,你很可能缄默。 shy. 害羞。 and you would rather follow than lead. 你宁愿跟随比铅。 You tend to be a pessimist (悲观主义者) . 你往往是一个悲观主义者(悲观主义者) 。 At least. 至少。 this is what psychologists tell us. 这是心理学家告诉我们。 and they should know. 他们应该知道。 because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colours preference, as well as the effect that colours have on human beings. 因为他们一直认真研究颜色偏好的意义, 以及效果,颜色对人类。 They tell us. 他们告诉我们。 among other facts. 在其他的事实。 that we do not choose our favourite colour as we growup-we are born with our preference. 我们选择不了我们最喜欢的颜色是我们成长,我们生来就有我们的偏好。 If you ha en to love brown, you did so as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly. 假设你碰巧喜欢褐色,你是一旦你开了你的眼睛,或至少当你看清这个世界的。 Colours do influence our moodsthere is no doubt about it. 色彩的确影响我们的情绪——这是毫无疑问的。 A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. 一个黄色的房间使大多数人的房间更感到愉悦松弛比一个深绿色的;一件红衣服给人带来温暖和振 奋,最悲惨的冬日。 On the other hand, black is depressing. 另一方面,黑色是令人沮丧的。 A black bridge over the Thames River. 一个黑色大桥在泰晤士河。 Near London. 伦敦附近。 used to be the scene of more suicides ( 自杀) than any other bridge in the area-until it was repainted green. 曾经是场景的更多自杀( 自杀) 比其他任何桥梁面积,直到它被重新粉刷绿色。 The number of suicide attempts immediately fell down sharply; perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue. 企图自杀的人数立刻下跌大幅下跌;也许会下跌得更如果桥已经做了漆成粉红色或浅蓝色。 Light and bright colours make people not only ha ier but more active. 浅色或艳丽的色彩不仅使人更加愉快也更积极向上。