温馨夜读 PART1 15 Color Of Friendship 友谊的颜色

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[00:00.86]Color Of Friendship 友谊的颜色

[00:08.63]Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel.

[00:13.45]All claimed that they were the best, the most important.

[00:18.15]Green said:

[00:19.81]“Clearly I am the most important.

[00:23.09]I am the sign of life and of hope. 

[00:25.86]I was chosen for grass, trees, leaves and animals.”

[00:30.97]Blue interrupted:“You only think about the earth, but consider the sky and the sea.

[00:38.52]The water is the basis of life and the sky gives space and peace and serenity¹.

[00:45.52]Without my peace, you would all be nothing.”

[00:49.36]Yellow chuckled:“You are all so serious. 

[00:53.27]I bring laughter, gaiety, and warmth into the world.

[00:57.45]The sun, the moon and the stars are all yellow.”

[01:01.17]Orange stated:“I am the color of health and strength.

[01:06.85]I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. 

[01:10.57]I carry the most important vitamins.”

[01:14.51]Red could stand it no longer he shouted out:

[01:18.57]“I am the ruler of all of you. I am blood—life’s blood! 

[01:24.41]I am the color of danger and of bravery.”

[01:28.30]Purple rose up to his full height:

[01:31.58]“I am the color of royalty² and power.

[01:35.85]Kings, chiefs, and bishops³ have always chosen me 

[01:40.58]for I am the sign of authority and wisdom.”

[01:44.93]Finally Indigo⁴ spoke:“Think of me. I am the color of silence.

[01:52.48]I represent thought and reflection, twilight⁵ and deep water.”

[01:58.28]And so the colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own superiority.

[02:05.39]Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder rolled and boomed.

[02:11.84]Rain started to pour down relentlessly⁶.

[02:15.34]The colors crouched⁷ down in fear, drawing close to one another for comfort.

[02:20.70]In the midst of the clamor, rain began to speak:

[02:24.31]“You foolish colors, fighting amongst yourselves, each trying to dominate the rest.

[02:31.21]Don’t you know that you were each made for a special purpose, unique and different?

[02:37.01]Join hands with one another and come to me.”

[02:41.06]Doing as they were told, the colors united and joined hands.

[02:45.65]The rain continued:

[02:47.51]“From now on, when it rains, 

[02:50.29]each of you will stretch across the sky in a great bow of color

[02:54.52]as a reminder⁸ that you can all live in peace.

[02:57.91]The Rainbow is a sign of hope for tomorrow.”

[03:01.08]And so, whenever a good rain washes the world, and a Rainbow appears in the sky,

[03:07.53]let us remember to appreciate one another.

1 serenity   

n.宁静，沉着，晴朗

参考例句：

• Her face,though sad,still evoked a feeling of serenity.她的脸色虽然悲伤，但仍使人感觉安详。
• She escaped to the comparative serenity of the kitchen.她逃到相对安静的厨房里。

2 royalty   

n.皇家，皇族

参考例句：

• She claims to be descended from royalty.她声称她是皇室后裔。
• I waited on tables，and even catered to royalty at the Royal Albert Hall.我做过服务生， 甚至在皇家阿伯特大厅侍奉过皇室的人。

3 bishops   

（基督教某些教派管辖大教区的）主教( bishop的名词复数 )； （国际象棋的）象

参考例句：

• Each player has two bishops at the start of the game. 棋赛开始时，每名棋手有两只象。
• "Only sheriffs and bishops and rich people and kings, and such like. “他劫富济贫，抢的都是郡长、主教、国王之类的富人。

4 indigo   

n.靛青，靛蓝

参考例句：

• The sky was indigo blue,and a great many stars were shining.天空一片深蓝，闪烁着点点繁星。
• He slipped into an indigo tank.他滑落到蓝靛桶中。

5 twilight   

n.暮光，黄昏；暮年，晚期，衰落时期

参考例句：

• Twilight merged into darkness.夕阳的光辉融于黑暗中。
• Twilight was sweet with the smell of lilac and freshly turned earth.薄暮充满紫丁香和新翻耕的泥土的香味。

6 relentlessly   

adv.不屈不挠地；残酷地；不间断

参考例句：

• The African sun beat relentlessly down on his aching head. 非洲的太阳无情地照射在他那发痛的头上。
• He pursued her relentlessly, refusing to take 'no' for an answer. 他锲而不舍地追求她，拒不接受“不”的回答。

7 crouched   

v.屈膝，蹲伏( crouch的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He crouched down beside her. 他在她的旁边蹲了下来。
• The lion crouched ready to pounce. 狮子蹲下身，准备猛扑。

8 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。