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Friends of English World, what is your favorite color? Red? Blue? Yellow? My favorite is green, and that is the topic of today from Wen-Jie and Mark, who would be talking, in addition to the color "green" itself, the many other vocabularies and themes that have to do with green.

Once again welcome to English World. This is your radio friend Mark.

    你收听的是，英语世界。I am your friend Guo Wen-J.

On our last lesson, we talked about the color blue.

    上回节目里，我们谈到了真蓝色

I love blue.

    马可很喜欢蓝色

I have a blue home.

    他家是蓝色的

And my bedroom wall is blue.

    他卧室的墙也是蓝色的

How about you, Wen-J? What is your favorite color?

    哦，我最喜欢的颜色是什么阿？Well, why don't you guess? 我要他猜猜看

Red? (No.) I know, it's Green.

    对了，是绿色

Green is a good color.

    绿色的确是个好颜色，是大自然的颜色嘛 It is the color of nature.

That's right. We see green everywhere.

    到处都可以见到绿色 Mark, Do you know, Green is the most restful color for the human eyes? 对人类的眼睛来说，绿色是最舒服的颜色

The most restful? So, it can improve our vision.

    Yes. 绿色可以增进眼睛视力

Well listener friend, do you also like green?

    听友你是否也喜欢绿色呢？Mark, last week we talked about blue, this week let's talk about green, then.

Why not? That will make you happy.

    Sure.上回我们谈蓝色，今天这课，我们来谈谈我爱的绿色

Let's make our topic for today: 'Going Green'

     'Going Green绿色的生活方式' Good topic. I like that.

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The Color Green 绿色

Dark green (Dark green深绿色)

Yellow green (Yellow green黄绿色)

Forest green (Forest green森林绿)

Lime green (Lime green莱姆绿)

Olive green (Olive green橄榄绿)

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Talking about green, I'm thinking of something interesting in nature.

    What are you thinking of?

You know, many creatures can adapt to their green environments

    大自然一个有趣的现象是，许多生物能够适应它们周遭的绿色环境

By taking on a green appearance themselves.

    方法是，把自己伪装成有绿色的外貌 What do you call this in English?

The word is camouflage. C-a-m-o-u-f-l-a-g-e

    Camouflage. 就是伪装保护色

Isn't that interesting?

    Yes, very much so. For me, I can think of many terms which have to do with green. 我想到有很多词句，是跟绿色有关的

For example,

    For example, green tea绿茶， green salad绿色沙拉

Greenhouse

    Greenhouse植物的温室暖房

Also, green thumb.

    That's right. Green thumb绿色手指，指很爱作园艺工作的人 Mark, you have a green thumb.

Well, you are right. I do like to do gardening and to be surrounded with greens.

    马可很喜欢种花植树这类的事

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Culturally Speaking 话说文化

What country comes to mind when we think of green?

绿色，会让你想到那个国家呢？

Green is the national color of Ireland.

绿色，是爱尔兰国家的颜色

Rural Ireland has a green landscape.

爱尔兰乡间是绿野遍地

Irish football teams wear green.

爱尔兰的橄榄球队穿绿色制服

People around the world wear green on St. Patrick's day

全球的人在三月的圣派翠克节日里会穿戴绿色

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All right. Do you know what time is it now?

    I have no idea.

It's time for today's 'Everyday Dialogue'.

    现在又是我们今天「每日会话」的时间了

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Dialogue

A: I love my SUV. It's big and powerful, but it also eats up a lot of gas.

B: They say the oil price is going to get higher in the next few months.

A: Oh, my. I want to be able to enjoy my car but not spend so much.

B: Then you just have to drive less.

A: That's not possible. By the way, what kind of car do you drive?

B: I drive a Hybrid.

A: A Hybrid? You don't spend much on the gas then.

B: That's right. It's small, but very green and economical.

A: Cool.

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现在我们来帮助你了解会话内容

 

I love my SUV.

    我很爱我那辆运动型休旅车

It's big and powerful, but it also eats up a lot of gas.

    车子大威力大，但是它也很吃油

They say the oil price is going to get higher in the next few months.

    有人说，接下来几个月油价还会上涨呢

Oh, my. I want to be able to enjoy my car but not spend so much.

    那太糟了。我希望能享受我的车子，但是不用花那么多钱

Then you just have to drive less.

    那你只好少开车就是了

That's not possible. By the way, what kind of car do you drive?

    那是不可能的事。对了，你开什么车？

I drive a Hybrid.

    我开一辆油电混合车

A Hybrid? You don't spend much on the gas then.

    油电混合车？你大概不用花太多油钱了

That's right. It's small, but very green and economical.

    没错。车子虽然小，但是非常的环保，也非常的经济

Cool.

    太酷了

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Green is considered the color of peace and ecology.

    绿色被认为是平和，保护生态的代表色

We have heard a lot about going green or living green.

    我们都听了很多有关 going green, living green绿化生活的事

Driving less and driving smaller cars are good choices.

    少驾车和驾驶小车是个好选择

So, try to think green and live green.

    我们需要思想，怎样拥有一个，活出一个保护生态的绿色生活方式

Let's review the Everyday Dialogue once again.

    我们再来听一回，每日会话

 

A: I love my SUV. It's big and powerful, but it also eats up a lot of gas.

B: They say the oil price is going to get higher in the next few months.

A: Oh, my. I want to be able to enjoy my car but not spend so much.

B: Then you just have to drive less.

A: That's not possible. By the way, what kind of car do you drive?

B: I drive a Hybrid.

A: A Hybrid? You don't spend much on the gas then.

B: That's right. It's small, but very green and economical.

A: Cool.

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Green is life.

    绿色代表生命

It symbolizes growth, renewal, and health.

    它代表了成长，更新和健康

Going green and living green not only refer to our lifestyle.

    Going green, Living green不单指我们外在生活形态而已

It also applies to our life.

    我们也应该要绿化生命

What is it like to go green inside?

    一个内在 go green 的人是怎样的呢？

The poet in the Bible tells us.

    圣经里的诗人这样的告诉我们

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Verse of the Week每周金句

Blessed is the man whose delight is in the law of the Lord.

    喜爱耶和华的律法，昼夜思想，这人便为有福

He is like a tree planted by streams of water,

    他要像一棵树栽在溪水旁

Which yields its fruit in season

    按时候结果子

And whose leaf does not wither.

    叶子也不枯干

Whatever he does prospers.

    凡他所作的，尽都顺利

 

Psalm 1:2, 3 诗篇

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We all can imagine a tree growing by streams of water.

    我们都能够想象一棵长在溪水旁的树

Likewise, a blessed man is like that.

    一个蒙福的人也正是那样

He is full of life.

    他充满活力生机

His work brings good results.

    他所做的工, 有好的果效

And the secret is this:

    这其中的秘诀乃是：

He loves to study God's Word.

    他喜爱研读神的话语

The Bible is his stream of water.

    圣经是他生命的溪水

Giving him life and nourishment.

    给了他生命的养分

Making him stay green always.

    使得他永远长青

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Well, our time is up again.

    时间又差不多了

We do hope you enjoy learning English with us.

    希望你喜爱跟我们一起学英语

If you have any question or would like to know more,

    如果你对英语有任何问题，或是想知道更多

Please write us.

    请来信给文洁我和马可

And don't forget to join our English Club and receive a free gift.

    也别忘了加入我们的英语俱乐部, 得到我们赠送的礼物

This is your radio friend Mark.

    And I am your friend Guo Wen-Jie.

We'll see you.

    Bye!

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Wen-J, are you going green?

    Of course. How about you?

I am thinking green.

    Good for you. Also, we should be eating green and drinking green tea.

Of course.