{"id":2989,"date":"2012-05-27T03:47:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-27T11:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=2989"},"modified":"2023-01-09T00:38:24","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T08:38:24","slug":"business-english-pod-210-english-color-idioms-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2012\/05\/27\/business-english-pod-210-english-color-idioms-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 210 &#8211; Business English Idioms: Colors (1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2989-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP210-Mob.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP210-Mob.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP210-Mob.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/\" title=\"Business English\">Business English<\/a> Pod lesson we&#8217;re going to look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/business-idioms\/\" title=\"Business English Idioms\">business English idioms<\/a> related to colors.<\/p>\n<p>Every culture attaches special meaning to different colors. But different cultures attach different meanings. Take the word &#8220;red&#8221; for example. In English, when we say &#8220;in the red,&#8221; we mean in debt or operating at a loss. But to Chinese, &#8220;red&#8221; indicates good luck or gains in the financial markets. So, in English it&#8217;s negative, but in Chinese it&#8217;s positive. It could be pretty easy to make a mistake, either in speaking or in understanding.<\/p>\n<p>In English, we can find idioms related to almost any color. But two colors are more common than others: black and white. In most cases, black comes with a negative meaning and white comes with a positive meaning. In most cases, that is. In this series we will see one idiom using the word &#8220;black&#8221; that has a positive meaning.<\/p>\n<p>In today&#8217;s lesson, we&#8217;ll hear a conversation between Mike and Rachel, two colleagues at a large company. We will hear them casually discussing some of their recent experiences at work. And in their conversation, you will notice many idioms related to color. Try to keep a mental note of the idioms you hear, and we&#8217;ll go through them in the debrief to explain what they mean and how you can use them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listening Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. What kind of mood was Mike in earlier in the day?<br \/>\n2. What did Dan do at a party?<br \/>\n3. 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