模块九第三单元-M9U3-project

1、M9 U3 Project Roses are red, violets are blue, but which of the two colors really suits you?purpleblackgreengraybluethe colour?WhyredpinkyellowbrownwhiteorangeIn Chinahappiness, good luckred egg ceremonyGeneral meaning of the following colourred heat and passionyellowsunshine and warmthgreennatural

2、growth, the environment and ecologyblackbeing cool and elegant whiteclean, pure, innocent and full of virtue It is a sign of hope of people waiting for their relatives to come back from war, earthquake and among others. It originates from decades ago when women wear yellow ribbons on blouse collars

3、or sleeves in the USA and the UK to express their good wish for their husband to come back from war or other kinds of separation.It reached number one on both the US and UK charts for four weeks in April 1973, It reached number one on the Australian charts for seven weeks It was the top-selling sing

4、le in 1973 in both the US and UK.Im comin home, Ive done my timeNow Ive got to know what is and isnt mineIf you received my letter telling you Id soon be freeThen youll know just what to doIf you still want meIf you still want meWhoa, tie a yellow ribbon round the ole oak treeIts been three long yea

5、rsDo ya still want me (still want me)If I dont see a ribbon round the ole oak treeIll stay on the busForget about usPut the blame on meIf I dont see a yellow ribbon round the ole oak treeListeningDifferent cultures, different meaningsCountry/ region Different meanings and examplesChina joy and celeb

6、rationhappiness and good luckSouth Africasadness and mourningmany countriesbravery violenceredyellowCountry/ regionDifferent meanings and examplesmany countriessome placesthe USA and the UKEgypt a symbol of losslosing hopemourningsunshine and warmthtaking cautionhappiness and joyyellowCountry/ regio

7、nDifferent meanings and examplesJapan India Western countriescouragepeacesomeone being easily frightenedgreenCountry/ regionDifferent meanings and examplesIreland Ancient EgyptMuslim countries Western countrieshope and springlife, natural growth, the environment and ecology luck and peace1. envy2. s

8、omeone with little experienceblackCountry/ regionDifferent meanings and examplesWestern cultures1. being cool and elegant2. wealth3. being bad fellows3. mourningwhiteCountry/ regionDifferent meanings and examples Western countries1. being clean,2. pure, innocent and full of virtueBuddhist countriesm

9、ourningChristian countriesbeing holyA game: Guess the meaning of the underlined partunexpectedly; without warning 出乎意料；突然；晴天霹雳出乎意料；突然；晴天霹雳1. His resignation came right out of the blue. I had never heard that he had the intention.2. Many blue blooded children attend this private school whose tuition

10、is very high.from a royal or noble family 皇族；贵族皇族；贵族3. He is the managers blue-eyed boy.a person treated with special favour by sb.某人的红人，宠儿某人的红人，宠儿4.You can argue till youre blue in the face, but you wont change my mind.try to do sth. as hard and as long as you possibly can but without success徒然拼命地干

11、；徒劳无功徒然拼命地干；徒劳无功5.They had to close down their factory because they were always in the red.If you or your bank account are in the red, you owe money to the bank. 6. Whenever anyone teased Joe about his weight, he saw red.to become angry, or irritated7. Any statement against the government is like a

12、red rag to a bull to that minister. sth. That is likely to make sb. very angry.8. It was a red letter day for us when Paul came home from the war after so many years.a special, happy and important day that you will always rememberMy father said the day I was born was My father said the day I was bor

13、n was a red a red letter dayletter day. .9. Brad: what are you planning to do tomorrow?Jim: Im going to paint the town red. Care to join me?Were heading out to paint the town red tonight, so dont forget to bring plenty of cash.10. When she heard the bad news, she turned white as a sheet.very pale, u

14、sually because of illness, shock or fear. 11. The boy showed no interest in music. The grand piano they had bought for him was nothing but a white elephant.something that has cost a lot of money but is useless12.Being so young, he is belittled by others in the beginning, which actually gives him a b

15、etter chance to be a dark horse.1. a person who does not tell other people much about their life, and who surprises other people by having interesting qualities.2. an unknown competitor in a race, etc. who surprises everyone by winning深藏不露的人深藏不露的人出人意料的获胜者，黑马出人意料的获胜者，黑马13. After he had been in prison

16、, Peter was regarded as the black sheep of the family. a person who has done something bad which brings shame to their family 14. I know you dislike him, but you paint him too black. He is just a kid.to describe a situation or person as extremely bad15. He fell down the stairs and was black and blue

17、 all over.with dark marks on your skin caused by being hit or having an accident 16. Mom had green fingers. She could make any plant grow in our garden. Sometimes we thought she could even make a telephone pole grow leaves and bear fruit.the ability to make plants growAll my friends said that I have

18、 a green thumb. They keep on asking me what I do to the plants at home as they look so shining and healthy. green thumbgreen fingers有园艺才能的人有园艺才能的人17.Everyone in the firm looked on him as a green hand as he was fresh from university.someone with little experienceGreenback美钞美钞18. Expectations for fewe

19、r U.S. dollars circulating in the economy have pushed up the value of the greenback.19. If their money creates at least 10 jobs, then they can receive a permanent green card.20. In front of him was a big guy with a gun. He was too yellow to stand up and fight. not braveyellow streak胆小鬼胆小鬼If someone is said to have a “yellow streak, ” that person is considered a coward.21. Amy is in the pink. She never gets tired even if she runs and runs all day.in very good healthyellow dirt黄金黄金22. The farmer secretly hid the