Mary didn’t understand such sentences as“She is blue today”,“You are yellow”,“He has a green thumb”,“He has told a white lie”and so on.And she went to the teacher Mrs James for help.
Mary:Mrs James,there is a colour in each of the sentences.What do they mean?
Mrs James:In everyday English,Mary,blue sometimes means sad,yellow afraid.A person with a green thumb grows plants well and a white lie is not a bad one.
Mary:I’m afraid I don’t understand them a11.Would you give me an example for“a white lie”?
Mrs James:Certainly.Now I just give you some cakes.In fact you don’t like it,but you don’t want to let me know it.Instead you say,“No,thanks.I’m not hungry.”That’s a white lie.
Mary:It sounds very interesting.Thanks very much.
Mrs James:You are welcome.Colours are meaningful.I think you will meet more sentences like these in the future.Please come to me if you have any questions.
小題1:Blue sometimes means sad in________English.
A.good | B.spoken | C.usual | D.poor |
小題2:I don’t have a green thumb,so all my plants________.
A.die off | B.grow well | C.look nice | D.are good |
小題3:David is yellow and he is________to climb the tall tree!
A.happy | B.clever | C.brave | D.afraid |
小題4:He didn’t like me to know________of the accident.He told me a white lie at last.
A.the reason | B.the true story | C.the meaning | D.the answer |
小題5:He is ________today.He is told that his father is seriously ill.
A.blue | B.yellow | C.green | D.white |