e uniforms. On the other hand， black is the color of night. People wear black clothes at serious or formal ceremonies.

　　白色是雪的颜色。人们把白色描绘成纯洁干净的颜色。人们把白色同明快纯洁的感觉联系在一起。医生和护士通常都穿白色的制服。与此相反，黑色是黑夜的颜色。人们在庄严而正式的仪式上都穿黑色服装。

　　Businessmen know that people choose products by color. Businessmen want to manufacture products which are the colors people will buy. Fox example， an automobile manufacturer needs to know how many cars to paint red， how many green， and how many black. Good businessmen know that young people prefer different colors than old people do and men prefer different colors than women do.

　　商人们都懂得人们是按颜色来选购商品的。厂商们都想要生产出人们愿意去购买的颜色的产品。例如，汽车生产商需要知道有多少汽车要喷成红色，多少喷成绿色，多少喷成黑色。有经验的商人们都知道年轻人跟老年人比起来，更喜欢多种多样的颜色。男人跟女人比，男人更喜欢多种不同的颜色。

　　Young children react to the color of an object before they react to its shape. They prefer the warm colors - red， yellow， and orange. When people grow older， they begin to react more to the shape of an object than to its color. The favorite color of adults of all countries is blue. Their second favorite color is red， and their third is green.

　　孩子对一件物品的颜色先做出反应后，才会对物品的形状做出反应。孩子喜欢暖色——红、黄、橙。随着年龄的增长，人们会对物品形状的反应多于对物品颜色的反应。所有国家的成年人最喜欢的颜色是蓝色，第二种喜欢的颜色是红色，第三种喜欢的颜色是绿色。

　　On the whole， women prefer brighter colors than men do. Almost everyone likes red， but women like yellow and green more than men do. Pink is usually considered a feminine color. Blue is usually considered a masculine color.

　　大体上，妇女比男人更喜欢鲜艳的颜色。几乎每个人都喜欢红色。但是，女人和男人比起来，女人更喜欢黄色和绿色。粉红色通常被认为是女性的颜色。蓝色通常被认为是男性的颜色。

　　固定短语：on the whole 大体上，基本上；相当于 in general.

　　As a result， people dress baby girls in pink and baby boys in blue. However， it is dangerous to generalize because taste changes. For example， years ago businessmen wore only white shirts； today they wear many different colors， including pink.

　　因此，人们总是给女婴穿戴粉红色，给男婴穿戴蓝色。但是，一律都这样办可就危险了，因为人的品味是会变化的。例如，几年前职场中人只穿白衬衫，可是如今他们却穿着五颜六色的衬衫，甚至还穿粉色衬衫。

　　短语：as a result（of）结果

　　For example：As a result of the accident， he had been in hospital for three years. 由于那次事故，他住了三年医院。

　　dress sb（oneself） 给某人（自己）穿……；

　　dress sb in + （color）给…穿…（什么颜色的衣服）。

　　wear/put on：表示“穿”，通常强调的是行为动作

　　If two objects are the same except for color， they will look different. Color can make an object look nearer or farther， larger or smaller. A red object always looks nearer than a blue object. For example， red letters on a blue sign look as though they are in front of the sign.

　　如果两件东西除了颜色不同以外都相同，那么这两件东西看起来就不同。颜色能使物品看起来好像较近或较远，较大或较小。一件红色的东西看起来总是比一件蓝色的东西近一些。例如，一块蓝底招牌上的红字看起来就好像红字是在招牌前面似的。

　　except for；except

　　as though 似乎、好像 = as if

　　Bright objects look larger than dark objects. However， they are actually the same size. Large or fat people who want to look smaller or slimmer wear dark clothes. When they wear dark clothes， they look smaller and slimmer than they are.

　　颜色鲜艳的物品看上去就比色调发暗的物品好像大一些似的，但实际上他们的大小是一样的。大个子或肥胖的人，如果想让人看起来瘦小点儿、苗条点儿，就应穿暗色的衣服。如果这些大个子、胖人穿上黑衣服，那么他们看起来就要比他们实际瘦小一些、苗条一些。

　　In conclusion， color is very important to people. Warm and cool colors affect how people feel. People choose products by color. Moreover， color affects how an object looks. It is even possible that your favorite color tells a lot about you.

　　由此可以得出结论，颜色对人们是很重要的。暖色和冷色都会影响到人的感觉。人们是根据颜色挑选产品的，更重要的是，颜色影响到一个物体的外观，甚至可以根据你所喜欢的颜色了解到有关你本人的许多情况。

　　In conclusion 综上所述、总之

　　三、Vocabulary Exercises

　　Choose the most proper words and expressions from the vocabulary list to complete the following sentences. The first letter is already given.

　　1. I don't feel energetic enough. I must take some recreation to refresh myself.

　　2. A sign with“Danger”on it is a caution.

　　3. Henry Ford， the American motor - car manufacturer， was the first to make mass-production of cars possible.

　　4. One cannot generalize from a few examples.

　　5. He is very slim， being six feet tall and weighing only 130 pounds.

　　6. The rooms looked like new after they had been decorated.

　　7. Discipline was relaxed on the last day of school.

　　8. If you give the old table two coats of paint， it won't show so badly.

　　coat： 层

　　9. The audience reacted warmly to his speech.

　　10. They are a sociable family and entertain a great deal.

　　要点概述：

　　1.核心词汇

　　assure；pursuit；commitment；maintain；approach；sociable；caution；react；generalize.

　　2.核心短语

　　to set aside；in pursuit of；to make commitment to；approach to；to keep（或 to bear）… in mind；remind of

　　3.结构方面

　　1.have（no）difficulty（in）doing：做某事有（没有）困难

　　注意后面用的是动词的 ing 形式。

　　2.see as = regard as 把…看作…、把…当成…。

　　For example：Many children see their fathers as great men. 很多孩子视自己的父亲为伟人。

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