顏色如何影響我們 - 6分鐘英語：英語精讀講義

Six Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com.

bbclearningenglish.com 的《六分鐘英語》。

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

大家好，這裡是 BBC Learning English 的《六分鐘英語》。

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 慣用語

這是一檔我們希望能為你的生活增添一些色彩的節目，

by talking about an interesting subject

透過討論有趣的話題，

and teaching you some useful vocabulary.

並教你一些有用的詞彙。

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

而色彩正是我們今天要討論的話題。

What's your favorite color, Neil?

Neil，你最喜歡的顏色是什麼？

Oh, I like green.

哦，我喜歡綠色。

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

一種清新醒目的顏色，讓我想起大自然。

It can have a calming effect. 片語搭配

它能達到鎮靜的作用。

And you?

你呢？

It's got to be blue. 語氣意圖

肯定是藍色。

It reminds me of the sea, the sky,

它讓我想起大海、天空，

and holidays, of course.

當然還有假期。

Color, no matter which one we prefer, 文法

無論我們偏愛哪種顏色，色彩，

affects how we feel.

都會影響我們的感覺。

And we'll be talking about that soon.

我們很快就會談到這一點。

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

不過在此之前，Georgina，我要考你一個問題。

And it's a science question.

這是一個科學問題。

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顏色的現象叫什麼嗎？

Is it A, dispersion,

是 A，色散（dispersion），

B, reflection, or C, refraction?

B，反射（reflection），還是 C，折射（refraction）？

Um, well, I'm not a scientist,

嗯，這個嘛，我不是科學家，

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. 片語搭配

好的，我稍後會揭曉正確答案。

But now, let's talk more about color.

但現在，讓我們來多聊聊色彩。

Color can represent many different things,

顏色可以代表許多不同的事物，

depending on where you come from. 文化背景

取決於你來自哪裡。

You can be green with envy, 慣用語

你可能會'嫉妒得發綠'（green with envy），

wishing you had what someone else had.

希望能擁有別人所擁有的東西。

And someone can feel blue, so feel depressed. 慣用語

有人也可能會'感到藍'（feel blue），也就是感到沮喪。

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

我們透過穿著或裝飾房屋的方式選擇顏色來表達自己。

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

BBC Radio 4 的節目《You and Yours》一直在討論色彩，

and whether it affects everyone's mood.

以及它是否會影響每個人的情緒。

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

Karen Hallet 是一位色彩心理學家、色彩設計師和顧問。

She explained how color affects us.

她解釋了顏色是如何影響我們的。

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

這與我們吸收光波長的方式有關，

because color is wavelengths of light,

因為顏色就是光的波長，

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

也關係到它如何透過我們的眼睛進入。

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

然後它進入我們大腦中被稱為下丘腦的部分，

which governs our sleeping patterns, 用詞

下丘腦控制（govern）著我們的睡眠模式、

our hormones, our behaviors,

我們的荷爾蒙、我們的行為、

our appetite, it governs everything.

我們的食慾，它控制一切。

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

因此，對於不同的顏色以及不同的光頻率或波長，

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

我們會產生不同的反應和應對。

So, color is wavelengths of light.

所以，顏色就是光的波長。

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

波長（wavelength）是兩列聲波或光波之間

that are next to each other.

相鄰的距離。

As these waves change, 文法

隨著這些波的改變，

so does the color we see.

我們看到的顏色也會改變。

Thanks for the science lesson. 語氣意圖

感謝你的科學課。

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

Karen 還解釋說，我們大腦中有一個部分在控制，

she used the word govern,

她用了'govern（控制）'這個詞，

how we feel and how we behave.

控制我們的感覺和行為方式。

And this can change depending on what color we see.

而這可能會根據我們看到的顏色而改變。

Interesting stuff.

挺有趣的內容。

Of course, color can affect us differently.

當然，顏色對我們的影響可能因人而異。

Seeing red can make one person angry, 講解

'看到紅色'（Seeing red）可能會讓一個人發怒，

but someone else may just feel energized.

但另一個人可能會覺得精力充沛。

Homeware and furnishing manufacturers offer a whole spectrum or range 用詞

家居和家具製造商提供了整個光譜或系列

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

的顏色供選擇，以適合每個人的品味和心情。

But during the recent coronavirus pandemic,

但在最近的冠狀病毒大流行期間，

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

人們對濃烈、明亮的色調和圖案的需求有所增加。

This was referred to as happy design, 片語搭配

這被稱為'快樂設計'（happy design），

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

這種設計旨在幫助提升我們的情緒。

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

是的，Karen Hallet 在《You and Yours》節目中進一步談到了這一點。

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

在大家都外出且都在工作的時候，

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

並且我們過著非常非常忙碌的生活，

quite often what people wanted,

很多時候人們想要的，

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

是想回到一個非常安靜的避風港（sanctuary），

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

所以他們的房子裡用的是非常柔和的顏色，或者低色度的顏色，

low saturation,

也就是低飽和度，

because that helped them unwind, 片語搭配

因為那有助於他們放鬆，

it helped them relax and to feel very soothed. 用詞

幫助他們休息並感到非常舒緩。

But what I have found since the first lockdown 文法

但我從第一次封鎖以來發現，

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

很多人因為得不到外界的刺激，

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

實際上正在家裡佈置很多更明亮的顏色，

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

因為他們試圖引入那種如果他們在外面就能獲得的感受，

that excitement and that buzz. 用詞

那種興奮感和活力。

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

似乎在我們平時忙碌的工作生活中，

our homes were peaceful places and somewhere to relax.

家是寧靜的地方和放鬆的場所。

They were a sanctuary.

它們是一個避風港（sanctuary）。

To create this relaxing space,

為了創造這個放鬆的空間，

we used pale colors, 用詞

我們使用了淺色，

ones that lack intensity, like sky blue.

缺乏強度的顏色，比如天藍色。

But during the recent lockdowns,

但在最近的封鎖期間，

when we weren't outside much,

當我們很少外出時，

we tried to get that stimulation,

我們試圖獲得那種刺激（stimulation），

that excitement or experience,

那種興奮或體驗，

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

透過用更明亮的顏色（比如黃色）來裝飾我們的家。

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

嗯，對我來說可能有點太亮了。

It's all about personal taste 片語搭配

這完全取決於個人品味，

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

以及我們與看到的顏色之間建立的聯繫。

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

但明亮的顏色確實能提升我們的情緒，這很合理。

Now, earlier I asked you, Georgina,

現在，Georgina，我之前問過你，

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顏色的現象叫什麼嗎？

Is it A, dispersion,

是 A，色散，

B, reflection, or C, refraction?

B，反射，還是 C，折射？

And I said it was refraction.

我說是折射。

Sorry, Georgina, that's wrong.

抱歉，Georgina，答錯了。

It's actually called dispersion.

它實際上被稱為色散（dispersion）。

Back to school for you. 語氣意圖

你該回學校重造了。

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

但在那之前，我們先回顧一下今天的詞彙。

Okay, firstly,

好的，首先，

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

我們可以形容那些希望擁有別人所擁有之物的人

as being green with envy.

為'green with envy（嫉妒得發綠）'。

We also talked about a wavelength,

我們還談到了'wavelength（波長）'，

the distance between two waves of sound or light

即兩列聲波或光波之間

that are next to each other.

相鄰的距離。

To govern means to control or influence.

'govern（控制）'意思是管理或影響。

A sanctuary can be a peaceful or relaxing place.

'sanctuary（避風港）'可以是一個寧靜或放鬆的地方。

In some cases,

在某些情況下，

it can be a safe place for someone in danger.

它也可以是處於危險中的人的安全地帶。

Stimulation describes the feeling of being excited,

'stimulation（刺激）'描述了那種興奮的、

interested, or enthused by something.

感興趣的，或者被某事激發熱情的感受。

And pale describes a color that lacks intensity.

'pale（淺色）'描述的是缺乏強度的顏色。

It's not very bright.

它不是很明亮。

And for me,

而且對我來說，

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

它們比鮮豔明亮的黃色好得多。

Well, Georgina,

好吧，Georgina，

thanks for showing your true colors. 慣用語

謝謝你展現你的'true colors（真實色彩/本來面目）'。

That's all for now,

現在就到這裡了，

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

但下次我們會'出乎意料地（out of the blue）'挑選另一個話題來討論。

Don't forget,

別忘了，

you can hear other Six Minute English programs

你可以收聽《六分鐘英語》的其他節目，

and much more on our website at bbclearningenglish.com.

以及在我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com 上找到更多內容。

And we're always posting stuff on our social media platforms.

而且我們一直在社交媒體平台上發布內容。

Bye for now.

暫時再見。

Goodbye.

再見。

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