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Another colour with very different meanings in different cultures is yellow.
另一种在不同文化中有着不同含义的颜色是黄色。
Yellow is most often connected with sunshine and warmth, though on traffic signs it means that you should take caution.
虽然交通指示中黄色代表行人要小心，但大多数时候，黄色和阳光及温暖联系在一起。
Just like red, yellow represents happiness and joy in some places, while in other places it is a symbol of loss.
正如红色一样，黄色在一些地方象征幸福和快乐，而在另一些地方象征失去。
Decades ago in the USA and the UK, women wore yellow ribbons on their collars or sleeves to show the hope that their men would come home from war or other kinds of separation.
在美国和英国，数十年以前，妇女们把黄丝带戴在衬衫衣领和袖子上，希望她们因为战争或其他原因与其分开的丈夫或男友归来。
The exact opposite meaning is found in Egypt, where yellow represents lost hope, as it is the colour of mourning,
在埃及，其意义则截然相反——黄色在埃及象征着失去希望，因为黄色是哀悼时所用的颜色；
Long ago, actors in Egypt wore yellow garments to show that the character they were playing was dead.
在很久之前的埃及，演员还穿着黄色的服装来扮演死者。
Yellow shows courage in Japan and peace in India, but, in Western cultures, if someone is said to be yellow, it means he or she is easily frighted.
黄色在日本表示勇气，在印度表示和平，但西方文化中，如果人们说某人是黄色的，那就意味着他或她不勇敢。
Usually associated with positive meanings, green is most strongly connected with life.
绿色通常有着积极的含义，它和生命联系得最紧密。
It is the most common colour in nature, so it is often used to represent natural growth, the environment and ecology.
绿色是自然界最常见的颜色，因此人们经常用它来象征自然生长、环境和生态。
It has long been associated with Ireland, whose national flower is green.
长久以来，人们就把绿色和爱尔兰联系在一起，爱尔兰的国花是绿色的。
In ancient Egypt, green represented hope and spring, which is the time of year when things in nature start to grow after a long winter.
在埃及，绿色代表希望和春天，春天是一年之中自然万物经过漫长冬天开始生长的季节。
In Muslim countries, green is a lucky colour, as it is accociated with peace.
在穆斯林国家，绿色与和平联系在一起，是幸运的颜色。
However, people in Western countries also associate green with envy, or to refer to someone with little experience.
但是，西方国家的人经常把绿色和嫉妒联系在一起，或者用它来指一个没有经验的人。
