广播电视英语短句 第 252 课：情感表达-2

The small hot tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hots for their color and their fiery taste. 在墨西哥的美食中，我们经常发现许多细小而火辣的胡椒粉，

Fast loud music is popular with many people. 它们被称作 red hots。

They may say the music is red hot, especially the kind called Dixieland jazz. 这是由于它们的火红的颜色和火辣的味道所致。

Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health. 粉色是淡于红色的一种颜色。当人们感到身体健康状况良好时，就会说自己的身体正处在一个粉色的状态。

The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the twentieth century. 这种表达方式最初被用于 20 世纪初的美国。