颜色如何影响我们 - 6分钟英语：英语精读讲义

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Hello, this is Six Minute English from BBC Learning English.

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I'm Neil.

我是 Neil。

And I'm Georgina.

我是 Georgina。

This is the program where we hope to add some color to your life 習語

这是一档我们希望为你的生活增添一些色彩的节目，

by talking about an interesting subject

通过讨论有趣的话题，

and teaching you some useful vocabulary.

并教你一些有用的词汇。

And color is what we're talking about today. 表達脈絡

而色彩正是我们今天要讨论的话题。

What's your favorite color, Neil?

Neil，你最喜欢的颜色是什么？

Oh, I like green.

哦，我喜欢绿色。

A fresh bold color that reminds me of nature. 短語搭配

一种清新醒目的颜色，让我想起大自然。

It can have a calming effect. 短語搭配

它能起到镇静的作用。

And you?

你呢？

It's got to be blue. 語氣意圖

肯定是蓝色。

It reminds me of the sea, the sky,

它让我想起大海、天空，

and holidays, of course.

当然还有假期。

Color, no matter which one we prefer, 語法

无论我们偏爱哪种颜色，色彩，

affects how we feel.

都会影响我们的感觉。

And we'll be talking about that soon.

我们很快就会谈到这一点。

But not before I challenge you to answer my quiz question, Georgina. 表達脈絡

不过在此之前，Georgina，我要考你一个问题。

And it's a science question.

这是一个科学问题。

Do you know what the splitting of white light into its different colors is called? 文化背景

你知道白光分解成不同颜色的现象叫什么吗？

Is it A, dispersion,

是 A，色散（dispersion），

B, reflection, or C, refraction?

B，反射（reflection），还是 C，折射（refraction）？

Um, well, I'm not a scientist,

嗯，这个嘛，我不是科学家，

so I'll have to guess as C, refraction.

所以我猜是 C，折射。

Okay, I'll reveal the right answer later on. 短語搭配

好的，我稍后会揭晓正确答案。

But now, let's talk more about color.

但现在，让我们来多聊聊色彩。

Color can represent many different things,

颜色可以代表许多不同的事物，

depending on where you come from. 文化背景

取决于你来自哪里。

You can be green with envy, 習語

你可能会'嫉妒得发绿'（green with envy），

wishing you had what someone else had.

希望能拥有别人所拥有的东西。

And someone can feel blue, so feel depressed. 習語

有人也可能会'感到蓝'（feel blue），也就是感到沮丧。

We choose colors to express ourselves in what we wear or how we decorate our home. 短語搭配

我们通过穿着或装饰房屋的方式选择颜色来表达自己。

The BBC Radio 4 program You and Yours has been talking about color

BBC Radio 4 的节目《You and Yours》一直在讨论色彩，

and whether it affects everyone's mood.

以及它是否会影响每个人的情绪。

Karen Hallet is a color psychologist and a color designer and consultant.

Karen Hallet 是一位色彩心理学家、色彩设计师和顾问。

She explained how color affects us.

她解释了颜色是如何影响我们的。

It's the way that we take in the wavelengths of light, 短語動詞

这与我们吸收光波长的方式有关，

because color is wavelengths of light,

因为颜色就是光的波长，

and it's how that comes in through our eye.

也关系到它如何通过我们的眼睛进入。

And then it goes into the part of our brain called the hypothalamus, 文化背景

然后它进入我们大脑中被称为下丘脑的部分，

which governs our sleeping patterns, 用詞

下丘脑控制（govern）着我们的睡眠模式、

our hormones, our behaviors,

我们的荷尔蒙、我们的行为、

our appetite, it governs everything.

我们的食欲，它控制一切。

And so different colors and different frequencies or different wavelengths of light,

因此，对于不同的颜色以及不同的光频率或波长，

we have different responses and different reactions to them. 短語搭配

我们会产生不同的反应和应对。

So, color is wavelengths of light.

所以，颜色就是光的波长。

A wavelength is the distance between two waves of sound or light 用詞

波长（wavelength）是两列声波或光波之间

that are next to each other.

相邻的距离。

As these waves change, 語法

随着这些波的改变，

so does the color we see.

我们看到的颜色也会改变。

Thanks for the science lesson. 語氣意圖

感谢你的科学课。

Karen also explained that there's a part of our brain that controls,

Karen 还解释说，我们大脑中有一个部分在控制，

she used the word govern,

她用了'govern（控制）'这个词，

how we feel and how we behave.

控制我们的感觉和行为方式。

And this can change depending on what color we see.

而这可能会根据我们看到的颜色而改变。

Interesting stuff.

挺有趣的内容。

Of course, color can affect us differently.

当然，颜色对我们的影响可能因人而异。

Seeing red can make one person angry, 講解

'看到红色'（Seeing red）可能会让一个人发怒，

but someone else may just feel energized.

但另一个人可能会觉得精力充沛。

Homeware and furnishing manufacturers offer a whole spectrum or range 用詞

家居和家具制造商提供了整个光谱或系列

of colors to choose to suit everyone's taste and mood. 短語搭配

的颜色供选择，以适合每个人的品味和心情。

But during the recent coronavirus pandemic,

但在最近的冠状病毒大流行期间，

there was a rise in demand for intense, bright shades and patterns. 講解

人们对浓烈、明亮的色调和图案的需求有所增加。

This was referred to as happy design, 短語搭配

这被称为'快乐设计'（happy design），

design that was meant to help lift our mood. 短語搭配

这种设计旨在帮助提升我们的情绪。

Yes, and Karen Hallet spoke a bit more about this on the You and Yours program.

是的，Karen Hallet 在《You and Yours》节目中进一步谈到了这一点。

In the time when everyone was out and we were all working

在大家都外出且都在工作的时候，

and we'd lived very, very busy lives, 短語搭配

并且我们过着非常非常忙碌的生活，

quite often what people wanted,

很多时候人们想要的，

they wanted a very quiet sanctuary to come back to, 用詞

是想回到一个非常安静的避风港（sanctuary），

so they had very pale colors or very low chromatic colors in their house, 用詞

所以他们的房子里用的是非常柔和的颜色，或者低色度的颜色，

low saturation,

也就是低饱和度，

because that helped them unwind, 短語搭配

因为那有助于他们放松，

it helped them relax and to feel very soothed. 用詞

帮助他们休息并感到非常舒缓。

But what I have found since the first lockdown 語法

但我从第一次封锁以来发现，

is a lot of people, because they're not getting that outside stimulation, 用詞

很多人因为得不到外界的刺激，

they're actually putting a lot of brighter colors in their home

实际上正在家里布置很多更明亮的颜色，

because they're trying to bring in that feeling that they would have got when they were out, 短語動詞

因为他们试图引入那种如果他们在外面就能获得的感受，

that excitement and that buzz. 用詞

那种兴奋感和活力。

It seems that in our normal busy working lives, 表達脈絡

似乎在我们平时忙碌的工作生活中，

our homes were peaceful places and somewhere to relax.

家是宁静的地方和放松的场所。

They were a sanctuary.

它们是一个避风港（sanctuary）。

To create this relaxing space,

为了创造这个放松的空间，

we used pale colors, 用詞

我们使用了浅色，

ones that lack intensity, like sky blue.

缺乏强度的颜色，比如天蓝色。

But during the recent lockdowns,

但在最近的封锁期间，

when we weren't outside much,

当我们很少外出时，

we tried to get that stimulation,

我们试图获得那种刺激（stimulation），

that excitement or experience,

那种兴奋或体验，

by decorating our homes with brighter color, such as yellow. 語法

通过用更明亮的颜色（比如黄色）来装饰我们的家。

Hmm, perhaps a little too bright for me. 語氣意圖

嗯，对我来说可能有点太亮了。

It's all about personal taste 短語搭配

这完全取决于个人品味，

and the connections we make with the colors we see. 短語搭配

以及我们与看到的颜色之间建立的联系。

But it makes sense that brighter colors can certainly lift our mood. 表達脈絡

但明亮的颜色确实能提升我们的情绪，这很合理。

Now, earlier I asked you, Georgina,

现在，Georgina，我之前问过你，

do you know what the splitting of white light into its different colors is called?

你知道白光分解成不同颜色的现象叫什么吗？

Is it A, dispersion,

是 A，色散，

B, reflection, or C, refraction?

B，反射，还是 C，折射？

And I said it was refraction.

我说是折射。

Sorry, Georgina, that's wrong.

抱歉，Georgina，答错了。

It's actually called dispersion.

它实际上被称为色散（dispersion）。

Back to school for you. 語氣意圖

你该回学校重造了。

But not before we recap some of today's vocabulary. 表達脈絡

但在那之前，我们先回顾一下今天的词汇。

Okay, firstly,

好的，首先，

we can describe someone who wishes they had what someone else has

我们可以形容那些希望拥有别人所拥有之物的人

as being green with envy.

为'green with envy（嫉妒得发绿）'。

We also talked about a wavelength,

我们还谈到了'wavelength（波长）'，

the distance between two waves of sound or light

即两列声波或光波之间

that are next to each other.

相邻的距离。

To govern means to control or influence.

'govern（控制）'意思是管理或影响。

A sanctuary can be a peaceful or relaxing place.

'sanctuary（避风港）'可以是一个宁静或放松的地方。

In some cases,

在某些情况下，

it can be a safe place for someone in danger.

它也可以是处于危险中的人的安全地带。

Stimulation describes the feeling of being excited,

'stimulation（刺激）'描述了那种兴奋的、

interested, or enthused by something.

感兴趣的，或者被某事激发热情的感受。

And pale describes a color that lacks intensity.

'pale（浅色）'描述的是缺乏强度的颜色。

It's not very bright.

它不是很明亮。

And for me,

而且对我来说，

they're much better than a bold, bright yellow.

它们比鲜艳明亮的黄色好得多。

Well, Georgina,

好吧，Georgina，

thanks for showing your true colors. 習語

谢谢你展现你的'true colors（真实色彩/本来面目）'。

That's all for now,

现在就到这里了，

but we'll be picking another topic to discuss out of the blue next time. 習語

但下次我们会'出乎意料地（out of the blue）'挑选另一个话题来讨论。

Don't forget,

别忘了，

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Bye for now.

暂时再见。

Goodbye.

再见。

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