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旁白：听室内设计课上的一段内容。

Narrator: Listen to part of a lecture in an Interior Design class.

Professor: So we're talking about interior design,

特别是美国家庭和办公室装饰的基本原则。

specifically the basic principles typically used in home and office decoration in the United States.

有效的设计在下面两个元素中创造了一个微妙的平衡：你需要统一，你也需要对比，

Effective designs create a delicate balance between two things: you need unity and you also need contrast,

Now this might seem a little contradictory,

但是让我解释一下为什么我们需要这两种方法来进行有效的设计。

but let me explain why we need both of these for an effective design.

我们在设计中需要统一，并将其视为一致性。

we need unity in our design and think of it as consistency.

一种简单而有效的方法是把相似的元素集合在一起。

Well, an easy and very effective way to do this is by bringing together similar elements.

你选一种颜色，然后在房间的不同部分使用它，

You pick a color and use it for different parts of the room,

假设你选择绿色，然后用淡绿色来粉刷墙壁，

say you pick green and then use a light shade of green for the walls,

也许沙发上的织物的绿色更暗一些，

and maybe a somewhat darker shade for the fabric on the sofa,

最后在地毯上配上相称的绿色。

and finally complement that with a matching green in the rug.

这个房间是统一的，这给了我们居住者一种有秩序和舒适的感觉。

the room is unified and gives us residents a sense of order and comfort.

Okay, but there is such a thing as too much unity.

记住，你需要在统一与对比中找到一个平衡。

Remember, you need a balance of unity and contrast.

好吧，你运用设计的第二个基本原则，

Well, you apply the second basic principle of design,

对比会破坏或打破某些地方的统一，

Contrasts serve to disrupt or break up the unity in places,

好吧，让我们继续以颜色为例，

Well, let's continue using color as an example,

你需要偶尔突然改变你的配色方案。

you need to abruptly change your color scheme once in a while.

啊，让我们看看，例如，你可以把亮红色的垫子扔在你的深绿色的沙发上。

Ah let's see, you could throw bright red cushions on your dark green sofa, for example.

在红色的旁边，绿色看起来更绿。

The green will look even greener next to the red.

但是小心，太多的对比也是危险的。

But watch out, too much contrast is also dangerous.

太多的对比会让房间显得繁杂、混乱。

too much contrast will make the room feel busy, chaotic.

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 Using the points and examples from the lecture, explain what unity and contrast are, and how they make the interior design more effective.
 
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