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颜色的英语词汇颜色的英语词汇I'mRedHot,I'mInthePink,I'mBlueandI'mGreenWithEnvyNow,theVOASpecialEnglishprogram,WordsandTheirStories.Everypeoplehasitsownwayofsayingthings--itsownspecialexpressions.ManyeverydayAmericanexpressionsarebasedoncolors.Redisahotcolor.Americansoftenuseittoexpressheat.Theymaysaytheyare"redhot"aboutsomethingunfair.Whentheyare"redhot"theyareveryangryaboutsomething.Thesmallhot-tastingpeppersfoundinmanyMexicanfoodsarecalled"redhots"fortheircolorandtheirfierytaste.Fast,loudmusicispopularwithmanypeople.Theymaysaythemusicis"redhot"--especiallythekindcalledDixielandjazz.Pinkisalighterkindofred.Peoplesometimessaytheyare"inthepink"whentheyareingoodhealth.TheexpressionwasfirstusedinAmericaatthebeginningofthe20thcentury.Itprobablycomesfromthefactthatmanybabiesarebornwithanicepinkcolorthatshowsthattheyareingoodhealth.Blueisacoolcolor.ThetraditionalbluesmusicintheUnitedStatesistheoppositeofredhotmusic.Bluesisslow,sadandsoulful.DukeEllingtonandhisorchestrarecordedafamoussong--"MoodIndigo"--aboutthedeepbluecolor,indigo.Inthewordsofthesong:"Youain'tbeenbluetillyou'vehadthatMoodIndigo."Someonewhoisblueisverysad.Thecolorgreenisnaturalfortreesandgrass.Butitisanunnaturalcolorforhumans.Apersonwhohasasick-feelingstomachmaysayshefeels"alittlegreen."Apassengeronaboatwhoisfeelingverysickfromhighwavesmaylookverygreen.Sometimesapersonmaybeupsetbecausehedoesnothavesomethingasniceasafriendhas,likeafastnewcar.Thatpersonmaysayheis"greenwithenvy."Somepeoplearegreenwithenvybecauseafriendhasmoredollarsorgreenbacks.Dollarsarecalled"greenbacks"becausethatisthecolorofthebacksideofthepapermoney.Thecolorblackisusedofteninexpressions.Peopledescribeadayinwhicheverythinggoeswrongas"ablackday."Thedateofamajortragedyisrememberedas"ablackday."A"blacklist"isillegalnow.Butatonetime,somebusinessesrefusedtoemploypeoplewhowereonablacklistforbelongingtounpopu