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This is a passage about colors; listen to this story to figure out the meaning that each color stands for. The beginning and the ending parts of this passage have been presented.

You're required to collect the expressions about these colors: red, pink, blue, green, and black, and try to explain their meanings according to what you hear.

Here is an example:

Red

1."red hot":                                                                                      

Pink

1. "in the pink":                                                                                   

Green:

1. "feel green":                                                                               

2. "greenback":                                                                              

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Difficulties: 

Now listen to the passage.

Every person has its own way of saying things, its own special expressions. 
Many everyday American expressions are based on colors. 

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Pink ______________________________________________________
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Blue ______________________________________________________
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The color green  __________________________________________
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The color black __________________________________________
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In some cases, colors describe a situation. A brown out is an expression for a reduction in electric power. Brown outs happen when there is too much demand for electricity. The electric system is unable to offer all the power needed in an area. Black outs are common during World War two. Officials would order all lights in a city turnedoff to make it difficult for enemy planes to find a target in the dark of night.

I'm Warren Scheer. Listen again next week for another Words and Their Stories program in Special English on the Voice of America.