Ⅴ.词汇运用
Many colours have their own meanings in English. We cannot understand the colour literally(按字面).
"White elephant" (1) (mean) "expensive but useless things". If anyone gets a gift (2) a white elephant, he or she will be in bad luck and have bad feelings. In China, there has been a product (3) (name) "white elephant". It hasn't sold well in the international market for a long time. What is the reason? (4) name "white elephant" is the answer.
There is an expression "beautiful lies" in China. Your friend wants to invite you to dinner. However, you don't want your friend (5) (waste) money. You lie to your friend that you have had your dinner. These lies don't have bad meanings; sometimes these lies have a good will. (6) (America) call these lies "white lies".
There is a popular song White Christmas in America. White Christmas? Why do they call Christmas "White Christmas"? In fact, it is because white means snow in the song. A white winter means a snowy winter.
White has some (7) (many) meanings. For example, "a white night" means having no sleeping (8) the whole night; "a white day" means a good day with good luck; "show the white feather" means showing (9) (weak).
Almost every colour has its social meaning. If you are (10) (interest) in it, try to find more about it and you can learn more.