《英语流行话题阅读:语境识词3500》Unit 6 颜色与人

　　Unit 06
Colors and People
There are three primary colors: red, yellow, and blue. Certain psychologists have put people who love these colors into different groups.
The group of people who love red are those who have self-confidence enough to be heroes and winners of competitions. The members of this group are optimistic. Red color lovers usually believe that everything will end up the way they have planned. They spend no time feeling sad about errors make or disasters that might happen.
The yellow color is commonly loved by cowardly people. Lovers of yellow get along easily with others because they are afraid of friction¹ and argument. However, in secret, despite their cowardice², they enjoy excitement. They fantasize being lovers of red; only they lack the nerve to make their fantasies come true. They may daydream³ about being loved by a movie star, or managing millions of dollars. Lovers of yellow tend to betray their friends and loved ones. The reason for their lack of integrity is probably that they prefer lying or cheating to taking a hard stand.
The color blue is loved commonly by sad people who have a low self-esteem, and who probably often suffer from depression. Lovers of blue believe in others rather than themselves. "Mr. X is so much better than I am" is a typical comment made by blue-lovers. One who chooses blue is probably more quiet or shy than one who prefers red or yellow. He is often drawn⁴ to sad movies, gloomy philosophies, and sad memories. This group of people would rather follow than lead.
Color psychology⁵ can be an interesting field in which to do some studies, but there is no proof to indicate that its findings are reliable.

1 friction   

n.摩擦，摩擦力

参考例句：

• When Joan returned to work,the friction between them increased.琼回来工作后，他们之间的摩擦加剧了。
• Friction acts on moving bodies and brings them to a stop.摩擦力作用于运动着的物体，并使其停止。

2 cowardice   

n.胆小，怯懦

参考例句：

• His cowardice reflects on his character.他的胆怯对他的性格带来不良影响。
• His refusal to help simply pinpointed his cowardice.他拒绝帮助正显示他的胆小。

3 daydream   

v.做白日梦，幻想

参考例句：

• Boys and girls daydream about what they want to be.孩子们遐想着他们将来要干什么。
• He drifted off into another daydream.他飘飘然又做了一个白日梦。

4 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

5 psychology   

n.心理，心理学，心理状态

参考例句：

• She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。
• He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。