Instead of picking dainty pastel florals, try a larger print in darker colors.

舍弃碎花，试试深底色上面大一些的印花。

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The depth of the ocean is shown in blue, with darker colors representing deeper water.

图上蓝色的深浅显示着海洋的深度，而暗黑色则表示海水更深。

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Bigger droplets are darker colors (blue, purple); smaller droplets are brighter (pink, yellow).

较大的云滴呈暗色(蓝色、紫色)；较小的呈亮色(粉红色、黄色)。

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Also,darker colors may offer more protection, and natural cotton blocks more than bleached, or whitened cotton.

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so darker colors are nice and, but definitely wearing brighter colors.

黑色是不错，不过亮一点的颜色肯定更好看。

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