【双语有声阅读】Black and White黑色和白色

Black and White

 

黑色和白色

All colors are special, but there are something about black and white.

 

所有颜色都是特殊的,但关于黑色和白色则有些东西。

And I am talking about the combination¹ here that has real power.

而我谈论的是这个组合有真正的力量。

Black and white make people focus, they say that most people dream in black and white, I wonder why that is.

 

黑和白让人们关注,他们说,大多数人会做黑白梦,我不知道为什么会是那样。

My theory is that the details of the dream, for example, what color someone's socks are, while those details are not as important as the meaning of the dream, but I am no expert.

 

我的理论是,梦的细节,比如,某人的袜子是什么颜色,而那些细节不重要,重要的是梦的意义,但我不是专家。

But back to “black and white”, do you like black and white photography?

 

但回到“黑和白”,你喜欢黑白照片吗?

I started to get into black and white photography when I was in the eighth grade.

当我在8年级时,我开始进入黑白摄影的世界。

I would spend hours in the darkroom developing pictures that I shot, so I fell in love with black and white before high school.

我会花时间在暗房洗我拍的照片,所以在高中前我爱上了黑色和白色组成的这个世界。

I can go on and on about white or black by themselves, but the combination of the two, whether in newspapers, films, or United States police cars, well, it seems like the individual colors become more powerful when used together.

 

我可以一直钻研白色或黑色,但这两种颜色结合,无论是报纸、电影、还是美国警车,嗯,这好像是一个个体的颜色结合在一起使用时变得更加强大。

I guess that is the truth of all colors.

我想这就是所有颜色的真相。

 

Colors have their own meanings when they are alone, but put them together and their meanings might change completely.

颜色在单独时有自己的意思,但把它们组合在一起,其含义可能完全改变。

Talk about it:

 

谈论下面话题:

What comes to your mind when you hear black or white or the powerful combination “black and white”?

 

当你听到黑色或白色或强而有力的组合“黑和白”，脑中会浮现什么?

What are some things that are black and white?

什么东西是黑色和白色的?

Do you know any idioms that use the word “black and white”?

你知道任何使用“黑色和白色的”成语吗?

What do you think of black and white photographs?

你怎么看黑白照片?

Do you prefer them or color photographs?

你喜欢它们还是彩色照片?

Have you ever watched a black and white movie or TV program?

你有没有看过黑白电影或电视节目?

Some people are said to be color-blind, what do you think this means?

据说有些人是色盲,你知道这意味着什么吗?

How would it affect you if you suddenly lost the ability to see colors?

如果你突然看不见颜色，会怎么样?

What are some color combinations² that you like?

你喜欢哪些颜色搭配?

1 combination   

n.组合，合并，联合；

参考例句：

• He carried on the business in combination with his friends.他与朋友们合伙做生意。
• The materials can be used singly or in combination.这些材料可以单独使用也可以混合用。

2 combinations   

n.合作( combination的名词复数 )；密码组合；联合体；排列

参考例句：

• The music students are learning how to score tunes for various combinations. 学音乐的学生把曲调改编为各种器乐组曲。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Some antigens, or combinations of antigens, are much more potent than others. 某些抗原或者联合抗原可比其它抗原作用强得多。 来自辞典例句