1、RedEnglish In western countries, the red is the color of life, fire and blood. The red, like the fire and blood, has dual nature in the symbolic. So it has positive and negative meanings.Positive meaningso The red, like the sun, can encourage people. From this meaning, the red represents the life, b

2、irth, love, warmth, inspired passion and celebration.o red-letter days 紀念日，大喜的日子o to paint the town red 狂歡慶祝 o roll out the red carpet for someone 隆重歡迎某人Negative meanings By contrast ，red is the color of war, loss of blood, the destructive power of fire, and hate, and the sign of warning; even it ca

3、n annoy people to some degree. o red light 危險信號 o on red alert 準備遭受危險應急狀態 o go into the red發生虧損 o see red 突然發怒o paint in red 把某事描繪成駭人聽聞的樣子 o red ruin 火災 o red battle 血戰 o Redneck 鄉巴佬 otherso red meat 牛肉羊肉o red ball 快車 o red cent 一分錢 o red wine 紅酒 o red gold 純金Chineseo In Chinese, red are the symbols

4、 of celebration, luck, victory, loyal and welcome. o In Chinese, the red also represent the revolution.o 開門紅 achieving success at the first step o 走紅運 having good luck o 事業紅火 a prosperous business o 紅色革命 resisting despotic rule. Translationo 漢語中常用的帶“紅”字的詞語，翻譯成英語，不一定用“red” 紅糖：brown sugar 紅茶：black tea 紅榜：honor roll 紅豆：love pea 紅利：dividend 紅事：wedding 注意注意red lady 紅娘lewd wo