What the color of your tie says about you?

Wondering what color tie to wear to your next meeting? 【小题1】

It's not a coincidence （巧合）that many politicians wear red-colored ties with light shirts and darker suits. Red is the power tie. There's something about red that always comes back to strength and passion.【小题2】 Darker reds can help build trust, while lighter reel and pink ties can be more of a statement about your personal style and be associated with creativity.

While you might not wear them to important meetings on a regular basis, wearing black ties to a cocktail party or even an splendid dinner gives off striking attractiveness.

But remember： the formal black color can feel proud or overdressed in many situations.【小题3】

Green can signal several things, from rebirth to the color of money in some countries. But, surprisingly, it can be too loud for the workplace.【小题4】A bright green is often too distracting, and it can also be difficult to find matching suits or shirts.

Yellow is a traditional tie color in countries, including England, which can signal self-confidence, along with happiness and energy.

【小题5】 Consider blue as the all-purpose tie color. Blue ties are a good investment because the color reminds people of the sky and ocean, which has a calming effect. Blue is the safest color to wear.

Music most likely isn’t the largest reason motivating where you choose to dine. 【小题1】 And according to Nations Restaurant News, if they aren’t thinking about music, they should be.

In a recent post about music’s role in restaurant design, author Mark Brandau details the different ways sound influences sales, how different times of the day call for their own soundtrack and how restaurants cater to certain diners. Here are a few “notes” to keep in mind the next time you need to pick a restaurant:

It’s someone’s job to build playlists. Restaurant owners hire experts to build music playlists which don’t include commercials and need to be scored. These paid-for playlists are required for different times of the day. 【小题2】

What you hear at lunch won’t be what you hear at dinner. And what you hear after dinner will be something entirely different. 【小题3】 In that case, soft music maybe key to helping them create the atmosphere.

You probably have heard some songs before. 【小题4】 Ambiance Radio offers playlists for Little Greek, in Florida. and also Schlotzsky’s and Union Square Café, in New York City. Vojnovic, who started his career at Chili’s, said that years ago, instrumental tapes of background music were changed only once per quarter.

【小题5】 Brandau explains that some restaurants prefer to pump up the volume (音量), not to annoy certain groups of customers, but to stay true to their main guests. If college students are a restaurant’s target consumers, the restaurant may deliberately pay music older crowds consider uninviting.

Narrative (叙事) poems — which simply mean “story poems”— are among the oldest forms of literature. Before there were printed books, people would tell stories through narrative poems, using rhythm, repetition and vivid language to make their tales easy to remember and share. 【小题1】 But modern narrative poems often have very free rhythms or no rhyme at all! However, almost all narrative poems tell a story that has a beginning, middle and end. Once you’re ready to write your own narrative poem, keep these tips in mind.

Choose a topic. Pick a story that you really want to tell. 【小题2】Remember, the narrator of the poem doesn’t have to be you. It can be a character of your choice.

Skip the build­up. Narrative poems don’t waste words introducing characters or explaining the scene — most dive right in. Try starting your narrative poem in the middle of the action scene. 【小题3】

Sweat the small stuff (小事). The best narrative poems use exact, descriptive words that bring out a story’s details and paint a rich picture. 【小题4】 You can use adjectives that help describe what the world looks, sounds, smells, tastes, and feels like, so readers will experience it just like you do.

【小题5】 This is an especially good strategy if your narrative poem is long. Try repeating key words or phrases that are emotional or musical a few times. Remember Martin Luther King’s famous speech? He says “I have a dream” eight times during that speech, which is part of what makes it so powerful.