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Colors and Mood

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Colors and Mood

我们wǒ men每měi天tiān的de心情xīn qíng都dōu不bù一样yī yàng。

有时候yǒu shí hou很hěn开心kāi xīn,有时候yǒu shí hou不bù开心kāi xīn。

很多hěn duō人rén说shuō,颜色yán sè和hé心情xīn qíng有yǒu关系guān xì。

红色hóng sè让ràng人rén开心kāi xīn。

新xīn年nián的de时候shí hou,家jiā里lǐ有yǒu很多hěn duō红色hóng sè的de东西dōng xi,比如bǐ rú红色hóng sè的de灯dēng、红色hóng sè的de衣服yī fu。

看kàn到dào红色hóng sè,人rén会huì觉得jué de很hěn高兴gāo xìng。

黄色huáng sè是shì太阳tài yáng的de颜色yán sè。

太阳tài yáng出来chū lái,人rén也yě会huì觉得jué de很hěn暖和nuǎn huo、很hěn高兴gāo xìng。

所以suǒ yǐ很多hěn duō人rén喜欢xǐ huan黄色huáng sè。

蓝色lán sè是shì天tiān和hé海hǎi的de颜色yán sè。

天tiān很hěn蓝lán,海hǎi也yě很hěn蓝lán,看kàn起来qǐ lái很hěn安静ān jìng。

如果rú guǒ一yī个gè人rén很hěn累lèi,看一看kàn yī kàn蓝色lán sè的de天tiān和hé海hǎi,心情xīn qíng会huì好hǎo一点yī diǎn。

绿色lǜ sè是shì树shù和hé草cǎo的de颜色yán sè。

春天chūn tiān来lái了le,很多hěn duō地方dì fang都dōu是shì绿色lǜ sè的de。

很多hěn duō人rén去qù公园gōng yuán,看kàn一下yī xià绿色lǜ sè的de树shù和hé草cǎo,会huì觉得jué de身体shēn tǐ很hěn舒服shū fu。

黑色hēi sè是shì晚上wǎn shang的de颜色yán sè。

有的yǒu de人rén觉得jué de黑色hēi sè有yǒu一点yī diǎn安静ān jìng,也yě有yǒu一点yī diǎn不bù开心kāi xīn。

但是dàn shì黑色hēi sè的de衣服yī fu也yě很hěn好看hǎo kàn。

每měi个gè人rén喜欢xǐ huan的de颜色yán sè不bù一样yī yàng。

有的yǒu de人rén喜欢xǐ huan蓝色lán sè,有的yǒu de人rén喜欢xǐ huan红色hóng sè。

颜色yán sè可以kě yǐ让ràng我们wǒ men每měi天tiān的de生活shēng huó更gèng有意思yǒu yì si。

心情xīn qíng不bù好hǎo的de时候shí hou,看一看kàn yī kàn你nǐ喜欢xǐ huan的de颜色yán sè,也许yě xǔ心情xīn qíng就jiù会huì好hǎo起来qǐ lái。

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Vocabulary 78 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
每 měieach / every
天 tiānday
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
心情 xīn qíngmood; frame of mind
都 dōuall; both; entirely
不 bùno; not so
一样 yī yàngsame / like / equal to / the same as
有时候 yǒu shí housometimes
很 hěnvery; quite
开心 kāi xīnto feel happy / to rejoice / to have a great time
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
人 rénperson; people
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
颜色 yán sècolor / countenance / appearance / facial expression / pigment / dyestuff
和 héand; together with
有 yǒuto have; there is
关系 guān xìrelation / relationship / guanxi
红色 hóng sèred (color)
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
新 xīnnew; newly
年 niányear
时候 shí houtime / length of time / moment / period
家 jiāhome / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
里 lǐlining / interior / inside
东西 dōng xithing / stuff / person
比如 bǐ rúfor example; for instance; such as
灯 dēnglamp / light / lantern
衣服 yī fuclothes
看 kànto see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
觉得 jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...
高兴 gāo xìnghappy / glad / in a cheerful mood
黄色 huáng sèyellow
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
太阳 tài yángsun / sunlight; sunshine / temple (on the side of the human head)
出来 chū láito come out
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
暖和 nuǎn huowarm / nice and warm
所以 suǒ yǐtherefore / as a result / so
喜欢 xǐ huanto like; to be fond of
蓝色 lán sèblue (color)
海 hǎiocean / sea / great number of people or things
蓝 lánblue
起来 qǐ láiindicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement / indicating completion / expressing preliminary judgment
安静 ān jìngquiet / peaceful / calm
如果 rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
一 yīone / single / a (article)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
累 lèitired / weary
看一看 kàn yī kànto have a look
好 hǎogood / appropriate; proper
一点 yī diǎna bit; a little bit / (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit / (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er
绿色 lǜ sègreen
树 shùtree
草 cǎograss / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document)
春天 chūn tiānspring (season)
来 láito come
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
地方 dì fangplace; location; area; space; territory / aspect; part
去 qùto go, to go to
公园 gōng yuánpark (for public recreation)
一下 yī xià(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)
身体 shēn tǐthe body
舒服 shū fucomfortable / feeling well
黑色 hēi sèblack
晚上 wǎn shangevening / night
有的 yǒu de(there are) some (who are...) / some (exist)
但是 dàn shìbut; however
好看 hǎo kàngood-looking; nice-looking / (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good / in an embarrassing situation
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
生活 shēng huólife / livelihood
更 gèngmore / even more / further / still / still more
有意思 yǒu yì siinteresting / meaningful / enjoyable / fun
你 nǐyou
也许 yě xǔperhaps; maybe
就 jiùin that case; then