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And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English.
欢迎收听VOA慢速英语《词汇掌故》节目。
Today, let's talk about a common art activity – coloring.
今天，我们来谈谈一种常见的绘画活动——涂色。
Coloring books are common objects of play and learning for children around the world.
涂色书是世界各地儿童玩和学习用的常见物品。
In recent years, coloring books for adults have grown popular too.
近年来，成人涂色书也变得流行起来。
Children usually color with wax sticks called crayons.
孩子们通常用蜡笔涂颜色。
But, you can also use color markers, pens, and pencils.
但是，你也可以使用彩色记号笔、钢笔和铅笔。
Adding color to black and white images is fun and often calming.
给黑白图像添加颜色是很有趣的，而且通常会让人平静下来。
You just choose a color and fill in the space created by the lines.
你只需选择一种颜色并填充由线条创建的空间。
In fact, children are often taught to stay inside the lines when they color.
事实上，孩子们经常被教导要把颜色涂在线条内。
Apparently, this idea does not come naturally.
显然，这个想法并不是自然而然产生的。
Child development experts say very young children begin by scribbling on a coloring page.
儿童发展专家表示，非常小的孩子就开始在涂色页上涂鸦。
They do not pay attention to the lines of the picture.
他们不会注意画上的线条。
The result is a colorful but often messy looking picture.
结果是一幅色彩丰富但往往看起来杂乱无章的图画。
Then between the ages of two and five they start coloring inside the lines.
然后，在两岁到五岁之间，他们开始在线条内涂色。
This progression shows an improvement in many skills: fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, space and object awareness, and more.
这种发展显示了许多技能的提高：精细运动技能、手眼协调能力、空间和物体意识等。
Many children are taught to color inside the lines.
许多孩子被教导在线条内涂色。
As a result, many adults do the same.
因此，许多成年人也这样做。
This makes this finished artwork look more organized and proper because you followed the images' guide lines.
这使得这幅完成的艺术品看起来更有条理，更像样，因为你是沿着图画的导线涂色的。
That is why the expression coloring inside the lines means to think or act within generally accepted guidelines.
这就是短语“color inside the lines”的意思是在普遍接受的指导方针下思考或行动的原因。
If you color inside the lines, you follow the rules.
color inside the lines的意思是遵守规则。
You stay in the lines or you play by the book (not the coloring book … but the rule book).
stay in the lines（照章办事）或play by the book（不是涂色书而是规则书）的意思相同。
We can also say you stick to the script.
我们也可以说stick to the script。
A script contains the spoken words performers must say out-loud in a play, movie, or show.
剧本包含了表演者在戏剧、电影或电视剧中必须大声说出来的台词。
Sticking to the script means you do not change the lines you are given.
stick to the script的意思是你不会更改分配给你的台词。
Such people can also be said to toe the line.
这样的人也可以说是循规蹈矩的。
That expression comes from foot racing.
这个短语来自竞走。
On the other hand, people who color outside the lines do not follow rules.
另一方面，“color outside the lines（打破常规）”的人不遵守规则。
They are rebels.
他们是不守规矩者。
Rebels reject rules.
不守规矩者拒绝遵守规则。
They color outside the lines and think outside the box.
他们不墨守成规。
Instead of sticking to the script they go off script. They improvise.
他们不照着剧本说台词。他们即兴发挥。
Just as with rule-followers, we have just as many word phrases and expressions for rule-breakers.
就像描述遵守规则的人一样，我们也有同样多的短语来描述不守规矩者。
They break new ground.
他们开辟了新天地。
They are ground-breakers.
他们是创始者。
They buck traditions.
他们违背了传统。
Used as a verb this way, "buck" means to oppose or resist.
用作动词时，“buck”的意思是反对或抵抗。
Next time you want describe these two kinds of people you will have plenty of expressions to choose from!
下次你想描述这两种人时，你就有很多短语可以选择了！
And that's the end of this Words and Their Stories. Until next time … I'm Anna Matteo!
以上就是本期《词汇掌故》节目的全部内容。下次见……我是安娜·马特奥。
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