Orange
The color of warm that represents love and happiness, freedom and liberation. Color 1)therapists believe it fights depression and is good for everything from fighting 2)gallstones to stimulating digestion and the immune system. Created by 3)dancing the fierce heat of red with the aggression of yellow, it’s an overwhelmingly friendly color, which is soft, warm, and remarkably easy to live with. Its tones range from 4)tangerine to 5)terracotta and the golden 6)fiery glow of a long, hot summer sunset. 7)In nature, it suggests that 8)heat or the 9)tang of 10)citrus. Orange combines warmth with passion. It also stimulates the appetite, so use it 11)sparingly in the kitchen. Inside a house, an orange glow from the fire can be exceptionally 12)flattering. Outside, it suggests 13)dusty, Mediterranean heat.
注釋:
1) therapist n. (特定治療法的)治療學家
2) gallstone n. 膽石
3) dance v. 這里是“混合”的意思
4) tangerine n. 橘紅色
5) terracotta n. 赤褐色,赤土色
6) fiery a. 火焰的,熾熱的
7) in nature 事實上,實際上
8) heat n. (芥末等的)辣味。這里指柑桔特有的帶點辛辣味的清香
9) tang n. 濃烈的氣味
10) citrus n. 柑橘類的植物
11) sparingly ad. 節(jié)制地
12) flattering a. 討人喜歡的
13) dusty a. 多塵的
清醇橙香
溫暖的橙色象征著愛、快樂和自由奔放。色彩治療學家認為,橙色可以治療抑郁,同時還有許多其他功用,如抗膽結石、刺激消化和免疫系統。橙色中合了紅色的火爆熱烈和黃色的主動活躍,是一種十分怡人的顏色,柔和溫暖,令家居生活十分舒適。它的色調排序為橘紅色、赤土色,再到猶如漫漫夏日晚霞的金焰色。實際上,橙色會讓人想到柑橘香醇濃厚的芬芳。橙色結合了溫暖和熱情。同時,橙色也能刺激食欲,所以,在廚房里不要過多地使用這種顏色。室內,爐火中跳躍著橙色的火焰是十分賞心悅目的。室外,這種顏色就很有一番干燥炎熱的地中海風情。