精美英文欣赏:Green绿色

Green

绿色

Another day, another color.

另一天,另一种颜色。

What comes to mind when you think of green?

当你想到绿色，脑中会浮现什么？

I think of different things like a cool green forest where I can walk with a friend, a green leaf of lotus to wrap my food in, a green watermelon that I can share, a green frog croaking¹ away.

我会想到很多不同的事物，就像一个凉爽的绿色森林,在那里我可以与一位朋友一起散步,或者包裹我的食物的一片绿色荷叶, 或者我能分享的一个绿色的西瓜,抑或是一只绿色的小青蛙的鸣声着离开。

I also think of different images like a person who might be green with envy, who thinks that the grass is always greener on the other side;

我也会想起不同的景象，仿佛一个人可能会嫉妒的眼睛都发绿了,因为他总是认为另一边的草总是比较绿;

or an uncle, who has a green thurm, he has great growing plants, his garden is beautiful;

或者是一位叔叔,他有一个绿色岩岬,拥有良好的植物生长,他的花园非常美丽；

or my boss giving me permission or a green light to go ahead with the project;

或者是我的老板允许我或者对我开绿灯继续这项工程;

or a new worker, who is green, he doesn't have any experiencing.

或一喂新位新的工作人员,他没有任何的经验。

Talk about it:

谈论下面话题:

When you hear the word green, what comes to your mind?

当你听到绿色这个单词的时候，脑中会浮现什么？

How does the color green make you feel?

绿色让你感觉如何?

What are some things that are green?

有哪些事物是绿色的?

Do you know any idioms that use the word green?

你知道有哪些成语使用绿色这个词吗?

What are some colors that are associated with emotions, like green with envy?

有哪些颜色和情感联系起来,比如绿色代表嫉妒?

Green is used to describe many things, what do you think it means when someone says they have a lot of green?

绿色用来形容很多东西, 如果有人说他们有很多的绿色,你觉得这是什么意思？

1 croaking   

v.呱呱地叫( croak的现在分词 )；用粗的声音说

参考例句：

• the croaking of frogs 蛙鸣
• I could hear croaking of the frogs. 我能听到青蛙呱呱的叫声。 来自《简明英汉词典》