时尚英语话题 08

　　Yellow
Just tie your yellow ribbon around the old oak¹ tree.
What comes to mind when you think of yellow? Yellow makes me feel warm，it’s a sunny color. Sure, I think different things like a big tall glass of cool yellow lemonade, a large branch of yellow bananas, or an old book with yellow pages, but I also think of a few of yellow sunflowers, the yellow sun rising in the morning, a near yellow trap of goldfish swimming around, a group of trooping yellow chicks?
I’m not sure why someone who was easily frightened is describe as yellow, or why that person is sometimes called yellowbellied. Yellow is a closest color to gold，which is a very nice color, but I’m not rich, so I’m under the shadow of yellow.
Talk about it:
When you hear the word yellow, what comes to your mind?
How does the color yellow make you feel?
What are some things that are yellow?
Do you know any idioms that use the word yellow?
What are some colors that are similar to yellow?
What does the color yellow symbolize²?
Can you name some fictional³ characters that are associated with the color yellow?
Do you think that the color yellow means different things or different cultures?

1 oak   

n.栎树，橡树，栎木，橡木

参考例句：

• The chair is of solid oak.这把椅子是纯橡木的。
• The carpenter will floor this room with oak.木匠将用橡木铺设这个房间的地板。

2 symbolize   

vt.作为...的象征，用符号代表

参考例句：

• Easter eggs symbolize the renewal of life.复活蛋象征新生。
• Dolphins symbolize the breath of life.海豚象征着生命的气息。

3 fictional   

adj.小说的，虚构的

参考例句：

• The names of the shops are entirely fictional.那些商店的名字完全是虚构的。
• The two authors represent the opposite poles of fictional genius.这两位作者代表了天才小说家两个极端。