拓展模块Unit 4课文2只读版Color and Mood
Color and Mood
The term “mood”refers to how we feel at a particular time.For example,when we are in low spirits,we say we are in a bad mood.When we have achieved something,like getting a good mark or completing a task successfully,we are in a good noon.
However,our mood cannot be totally under our control.They may be affected by many factors.Believe it or not,the colors we see may affect our mood.People feel differently when they see their different colors. Scientists have tested people's reactions to colors,and they found some interesting results.
The yellow and orange colors make people feel happier.A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one.People say those who like yellow or orange must be optimistic and active and those who
like blue or green must be calm and shy.
Red is the color of fire.It is a strong color,and in fact it is so strong that sometimes it makes people nervous.Blue and green,on the contrary,are calming colors.They ease your emotion and slow your heart rate.Most fast-food restaurants like McDonald’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken,avoid greens and blues,because those colors tend to make people take longer over their meals.
On the whole,people tend to regard blue and green as cool,quiet colors,while yellow and especially red are considered warm colors. Some scientific research shows that children tend to shift from warmer to cooler colors as they grow older,and that blue is the most widely preferred color.
Knowledge of color preference is of important application in life.In designing,too many colors on a product can create an unpleasant impression.That is the reason why people are very choosy about colors when decorating their rooms.People would like to have their walls painted with something that makes them unpleasant every day.
颜色与情绪
“情绪”这个词是指我们在某一特定时候的感觉。比如：当我们情绪不高时，我们说心情不好。如果我们取得了成绩，比方说，得了一个高分或是成功地完成了一项任务，我们说心情很好。
然而，我们的情绪并非完全在我们的控制之下。情绪可能受多种因素的影响。不管你信不信，我们看见的颜色会影响我们的情绪。人们看见不同的颜色时，感受也不一样。科学家们测试了人们对颜色的反应，他们得到了一些有趣的结果。黄色和橙色让人觉得更快活。黄色的房间比墨绿色的房间更让人感到愉快和放松。人们说喜欢黄色或橙色的人一定是一个乐观积极的人，喜欢蓝色和绿色的人一定是一个不爱说话的、害羞的人。
红色是火的颜色。红色是一种耀眼的颜色。事实上红色如此耀眼，以致于有时会使人神经紧张。蓝色和绿色正相反，是使人安静的颜色。这两种颜色可以缓和人的情绪，使心率减慢。许多快餐店，像麦当劳和肯德基炸鸡店都避免使用绿色和蓝色，因为这两种颜色容易使顾客延长进餐的时间。
总的来说，人们倾向于把蓝色和绿色看成是冷的、安静的颜色，而认为黄色，特别是红色是暖色。一些科学研究表明：孩子随着年龄的增长，有从喜爱暖色转为喜爱冷色这一趋势；蓝色是最受人喜爱的颜色。
了解人们对颜色的喜好在生活中有重要的应用价值。在设计产品时，如果一件产品的颜色过多，会给人留下不愉快的印象。这就是为什么人们在装饰房间时，对颜色非常挑剔。谁也不想让墙壁涂的颜色使自己每天都不舒服。
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