2018年度颜色

导读：继静谧蓝、粉晶、草木绿之后，紫外光色被潘通色彩机构定为2018年度颜色。究竟什么是“紫外光色”，为什么今年的流行色选了它呢？

Purple has been a favorite color of numerous creative geniuses. The most famous of those is the late US music icon Prince， who is well known for his hit “Purple Rain”， and his custom-made purple piano.

紫色是眾多创造型天才最钟爱的颜色，其中最有名的要数美国已故音乐巨星普林斯。他的热单Purple Rain和那架紫色定制款钢琴广为人知。

Purple is a color loved by many. But it wasnt until Ultra Violet—a special shade of purple—was named 2018s Color of the Year by the Pantone Color Institute that we started to realize that purple could also be “an empowering color”， according to Laurie Pressman， vice president of the world famous US company.

紫色是许多人喜爱的颜色。但直到紫外光色——一种特殊的紫色被潘通色彩机构定为2018年度色彩，我们才意识到紫色也可以是一种“赋予力量的颜色”，这家全球闻名的美国公司的副总裁劳里·普莱斯曼表示。

“Basically， its all about being bold and strong.” Metro lifestyle reporter Ellen Scott wrote.

“大致说来，这个颜色代表着大胆与坚强。”英国《地铁报》时尚生活记者艾伦·斯科特写道。

“The Pantone Color of the Year has come to mean so much more than ‘whats trending in the world of design； its truly a reflection of whats needed in our world today，” said Pressman in a news release.

“潘通年度色彩远不只代表设计界的潮流；它是我们当今世界所需的真实反映，”普莱斯曼在一份新闻稿中写道。

Getting its name from ultra violet， a color thats invisible in the rainbow spectrum， Ultra Violet happens to have the same symbolic meaning. It isnt just a color， but a way of looking at life. “It exposes things you wouldnt be able to see under normal light.” Karin Rowland， a human rights activist in South Africa， told Mashable， referring to the movement of womens equality.

紫外光是一种在彩虹光谱中不可见的颜色，而名字源于紫外光的紫外光色恰巧也有同样的象征性意义。它不仅仅是种颜色，更是看待生活的一种方式。“它揭露了人们在正常日照下看不见的事物。”南非人权运动家卡琳·罗兰接受互联网新闻博客Mashable 采访，在提及妇女平权运动时表示。

But purple isnt just about fighting and challenging. Its also about creating and balancing， since it comes from the mixing of two opposite colors—passionate red and calm blue.

但紫色不仅仅代表着斗争与挑战，它也代表着创造与平衡，因为它由两种对立色——热情的红色和静谧的蓝色组成。

“Ultra Violet brings hope and an uplifting message，” Leatrice Eiseman， executive director of the Pantone Color Institute told The New York Time， “It communicates originality and visionary thinking that points us toward the future.”

“紫外光色带来了希望以及一种令人振奋的信息。”潘通色彩机构执行董事莱丽斯·艾斯曼在接受《纽约时报》采访时表示，“它传递了创造力以及指引我们走向未来的前瞻性思考。”

Word Study

reflection /r?'flek??n/ n. 反映

His speech was an accurate reflection of the public mood.

expose /?k'sp??z/ v. 显露；揭露

My job as a journalist is to expose the truth.