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   For a carnival of color, from creamy pastels to hot neons, look to [1] the gerbera, the elegant daisy originally from South Africa and now grown in vast quantities in California.

   When the gerbera was first hybridized, delicate [2] pink, yellow and peach dominated the color selection. But recently hot, spicy colors, such as magenta 'Serena,' have been added to satisfy the demand for bright, intense colors. 花房

   Gerberas are unique in the many, many colors available, with subtle differences in shading. If you are looking for a particular color-match for a special event, you are likely to find it among the 250 different varieties of gerbera now grown in Califonia.

   Multicolored varieties such as orange and yellow 'Fireball' and 'Picasso,' with deep pink petals tipped in white add zest to any bouquet. There are even tri-colors: 'Sundance' has a brown center and yellow petals tipped with gold flames. The multi-colors are striking in themselves but they also serve the purpose of pulling together several colors in a large arrangement.

   

 

注释:

1. look to:
说到这个词,大家都不会陌生——He looked to his left and saw the bus coming.(他向左一看,正看到汽车开过来。)不就是“朝……看”的意思嘛?谁不会?可别小看这个家伙,它还可以表达“照顾、留意”的意思——Would you look to the children please? (请你照顾一下孩子们好吗?)最后再来教你们一句很常用的话:我们常说凡事要自己解决,不要老是指望别人,用英语来表达就可以说成——Don't look to others for help.

2. delicate:
易碎的。好象说到玻璃的时候我们都会想到这个词。除此之外,如果我们说:a delicate plant就应该指的是“娇弱的植物”,经不得风吹雨淋的那种;如果形容人用到这个词——a delicate child,那就是说这个小孩的体质很差,经常会生病;文中我们看到的delicate pink是用来形容颜色的, 表示颜色很淡,下文中我们还可以看到deep pink (深粉色),就刚好和它是相对的。

 
 
 

 

大丁草

花束   注意看看大丁草——它的颜色丰富到好象是色彩们正举行狂欢节,从柔和的米黄色到热烈的霓红色,应有尽有。大丁草源于南非,是一种雅致的雏菊。现在生长于加利福尼亚州,数量繁多。

  花农最初将大丁草与其它花种杂交的时候,可供挑选的颜色主要是浅粉色、浅黄色以及浅桃红。但是近来,为了满足大家对欢快、热烈颜色的需求,人们也开始选用亮丽、刺激的颜色,如洋红色的“塞丽娜”。

  在很多很多种颜色的大丁草中,每一种都独具特色,而这些不同颜色的大丁草可能只是色调的深浅有所不同。所以,要是你想为某个特殊的场合选择一种颜色合适的大丁草,那么很有可能,你得在加洲多达250个品种的大丁草中才能找到你想要的颜色。

  多色系的品种,如橙色和黄色夹杂的“火球”、“毕加索”,它们的花瓣是深粉色,花瓣的绒尖点染上了一丝白色,这种花和任何类型的花束搭配在一起都可以增添些情趣。大丁草的品种甚至还有三色夹杂的:“太阳之舞”——棕色的中心部分,黄色的花瓣、瓣尖染上金色的火焰色。大丁草的多重颜色本身很引人注目,另外,人们还用它在大型的插花搭配中来协调各种颜色。