【英语时差8,16】红色,蓝色和一个更高效的你

 Is it true that certain colors affect how we think and behave, or how we perform at work?

 

    Great question. And in fact, psychologists have found that colors very well may influence our mindset and behavior. For example, studies have shown that red colors can help you concentrate and do better on tasks that require attention to detail. And blue colors may enhance your ability to excel at creative work.

 

    That's interesting.But why?Why is red good for detailed¹ work? 

 

    I was getting to that.Psychologists think that we learn to associate colors with various moods and emotions. So, for example, for most people red signals danger and caution. So being in a reddish environment, or seeing red images on your computer screen or whatever, triggers that danger signal in the brain, which makes you more aware and alert. You may not literally² feel afraid or in danger, but you’re in a state of greater awareness³ and attention.

 

    OK.So I'm guessing that blue is similar.And so far as we tend to associate blue with openness and freedom. 

 

    Right.Blue is known to have a calming effect, which is good for free-flowing, creative work. 

 

    But some hues⁴ of blue can seem kind of depressing.Do all kinds of blue have the same affect?

 

    No, actually. Some blues⁵ are kind of downers, and some bright reds are more upbeat than they are cautionary. In those cases, the effects are reversed. 

 

    But the point is that colors – whatever they may be – affect our behavior.

  

    Right.

1 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

2 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

3 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

4 hues   

色彩( hue的名词复数 )； 色调； 信仰； 观点

参考例句：

• When the sun rose a hundred prismatic hues were reflected from it. 太阳一出，更把它映得千变万化、异彩缤纷。
• Where maple trees grow, the leaves are often several brilliant hues of red. 在枫树生长的地方，枫叶常常呈现出数种光彩夺目的红色。

5 blues   

n.抑郁，沮丧；布鲁斯音乐

参考例句：

• She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
• He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。