Colours

Most people have a favourite colour due to personal tastes， but how people feel about colours depends on their culture. This can be very important to people in businesses that sell products all over the world. They might choose a colour because they think it is exciting or attractive， but in another country the same colour could be used to give a sad message.

In Britain， the essential colour for a bride to wear is white. In China and other eastern countries， brides often wear red because red is a sign of good luck， happiness and prosperity（繁榮）. As a sharp contrast， red is an unusual colour for a British bride to wear. In Britain， red is used as a sign of danger. Road signs and warning labels are often in red. In eastern cultures， however， the colour red does not mean you have to be careful.

In Egypt， yellow is the colour linked to death. In Britain and other western cultures， death and funerals（葬禮） are usually linked to the colour black. However， in many eastern countries， white is the colour most people connect with death and funerals.

In Britain， green is used in traffic signals to tell people that it is safe to go. Green is often seen as a positive and lucky colour but wearing green at weddings is unlucky. In some cultures green is linked to cheating or jealousy.

Many people like the colour orange， because it is bright and exciting. Some advertisers will not use orange in their advertisements， because they believe it suggests that the products are cheap and perhaps not of good quality.

Why do brides in China and other eastern countries wear red？

在我們周?chē)氖澜缰校薀o(wú)處不在，每一種顏色都承載著獨(dú)特的能量和信息。而色彩療法，作為一種古老而深具啟迪性的健康方法，通過(guò)運(yùn)用不同顏色的能量，為身體和心靈帶來(lái)治愈與平衡。William是一名九年級(jí)學(xué)生，面對(duì)課業(yè)和升學(xué)壓力，他常常感到焦慮不安，晚上總是失眠。假如你是John，請(qǐng)你針對(duì)他的問(wèn)題，運(yùn)用色彩療法給他提些建議。

Dear William，

You told me that you had some problems. I’d like to give you some advice.

If you feel uspet， I advise you to eat some orange food. Orange represents joy. It can make you feel happy when you are feeling sad.If you always feel stressed， I advise you to wear red or black. They will make you feel relaxed. If you can’t sleep well at night， I advise you to paint the walls of your bedroom blue， as sleeping in a blue room will bring peace to both your body and mind.

Yours，

John

開(kāi)頭應(yīng)具體點(diǎn)明求助的是哪方面的問(wèn)題。

第二個(gè)建議沒(méi)有正確運(yùn)用色彩療法，紅色和黑色不能讓人感到放松，建議改成藍(lán)色和白色。

三個(gè)建議都用了If條件狀語(yǔ)從句和I advise you to ...，句式不夠豐富，建議使用不同句式。另外，三個(gè)建議之間應(yīng)該添加連接詞。

Dear William，

You told me that you had some problems with both your study and daily life. I’d like to give you some advice that might assist you in finding a more balanced and peaceful state of mind.

If you feel upset， I advise you to eat some orange food such as oranges， mangoes and carrots， because orange represents joy and it can cheer you up when you are feeling depressed. Also， because you always feel stressed， you’d better wear blue or white since these two colours can" make you feel relaxed. Finally， considering that you have problems sleeping well at night， I think it’s good for you to paint the walls of your bedroom blue， as sleeping in a blue room will bring peace to both your mind and body.

I’m sure you will feel much better if you follow my advice. Wish you all the best on your journey to a more harmonious life.

Yours，

John

本文的語(yǔ)言表達(dá)符合書(shū)信的寫(xiě)作格式。開(kāi)頭段點(diǎn)明寫(xiě)作背景，中間段針對(duì)William的三個(gè)問(wèn)題分別給出對(duì)應(yīng)的解決方案，其中運(yùn)用到了色彩療法的相關(guān)知識(shí)，結(jié)尾段表達(dá)對(duì)William康復(fù)的信心。文章結(jié)構(gòu)清晰，連接詞和多種句式的使用使文章語(yǔ)言豐富，可讀性強(qiáng)。