Question

Every one has his own way of saying things and his own special expressions. Many American everyday expressions are related to colors.

Red is a hot color. 1.(America) often use it to express heat. They may say they are red-hot about something unfair. When they are red-hot they are very angry2.something. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red-hot, 3. (especial) the kind called Dixieland jazz.

Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pink4. they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the5. (twenty) century. It probably came from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink skin that6. (show) they are in good health.

Blue is a cool color. The7.(tradition) blues music in the United States is the opposite of red-hot music. Blues is slow, sad and soulful. Someone8.is blue is very sad.

The color green is natural for trees and grass. 9.it is an unnatural color for humans. A person who has a sick feeling may say he feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green.

The color black 10.(use) often in expressions. People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day. The date of a serious tragedy ( 灾难) is remembered as ablack day.

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