英语美文点亮智慧人生15：Legend of the Rose 玫瑰传奇（MP3+双语字幕）

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[00:00.00]People have been passionate about roses since the beginning of time.	人们有史以来就钟情于玫瑰。
[00:10.25]In fact,	事实上，
[00:11.43]it is said that the floors of Cleopatra's palace 	据说埃及女王克利欧佩特拉的宫殿的地面
[00:15.20]were carpeted with delicate rose petals,	就铺满了娇嫩的玫瑰花瓣，
[00:17.46]and that the wise and knowing Confucius had a 600-book library specifically 	高明而博学的孔子有600册藏书
[00:24.54]on how to care for roses.	专门讲述如何培育玫瑰。
[00:26.47]The rose is a legend on its own.	玫瑰本身就是一个传说。
[00:29.94]The story goes that during the Roman Empire,	有这样一个故事:在罗马帝国时代，
[00:32.92]there was an incredibly beautiful maiden named Rhodanthe.	有一个名叫罗丹斯的美丽绝伦的少女。
[00:37.40]Her beauty drew many zealous suitors 	她的丽姿引来了许多狂热的求婚者
[00:40.25]who pursued her relentlessly.	锲而不舍地追求她。
[00:43.30]Exhausted by their pursuit,	这些人的追求使罗丹斯难以招架，
[00:45.35]Rhodanthe was forced to take refuge from her suitors 	不得不到朋友狄安娜的神庙里
[00:49.63]in the temple of her friend Diana.	躲避她的求婚者。
[00:51.64]Unfortunately,	不幸的是，
[00:53.60]Diana became jealous.	狄安娜产生了嫉妒之心。
[00:54.67]And when the suitors broke down her temple gates 	当求婚者冲进了神庙的大门，
[00:57.87]to get near their beloved Rhodanthe,	要接近他们所爱恋着的罗丹斯时，
[01:00.13]she became angry turning Rhodanthe into a rose 	狄安娜一怒之下将罗丹斯变成了一枝玫瑰花，
[01:04.63]and her suitors into thorns.	将她的求婚者变成了花刺。
[01:06.57]In Greek legend,	在希腊传说中，
[01:08.00]the rose was created by Chloris, the Greek goddess of flowers.	玫瑰是希腊花神克罗里斯创造的。
[01:13.39]It was just a lifeless 	当初玫瑰只是林中一个仙女的
[01:15.88]seed of a nymph 	尚无生命的一粒种子。
[01:18.00]that Chloris found one day in a clearing in the woods.	一天，克罗斯在森林中一块空地上发现了它。
[01:21.59]She asked the help of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, who gave her beauty; 	她请求爱神阿佛洛狄特x予它美丽的容貌，
[01:27.17]Dionysus, the god of wine,	让酒神迪奥尼索斯浇洒了神酒，
[01:29.93]added nectar to give her a sweet scent,	使它拥有了芬芳的气味。
[01:32.85]and the three Graces gave her charm,	又有美惠三女神将魅力、
[01:36.18]brightness and joy.	聪颖和欢乐n予了它。
[01:38.11]Then Zephyr, the West Wind, blew away the clouds so that Apollo,	随后，西风之神吹散了云朵，
[01:44.97]the sun god, could shine 	使太阳神阿波罗得以照耀它并使它开花。
[01:47.81]and made this flower bloom.	玫瑰就这样诞生了，
[01:49.79]And so the Rose was born and was immediately crowned the Queen of Flowers.	并立即被封为花中之皇后。
[01:56.37]The first true primary red rose seen in Europe 	欧洲见到的第一枝真正的
[02:01.76]was "Slater's Crimson China" 	原色红玫瑰叫做“斯莱特中国深红”，
[02:03.86]introduced in 1792 from China,	于1792年从中国引进。
[02:07.50]where it had been growing wild in the mountains.	当时，它一直生长在中国的山野里。
[02:10.53]Immediately, rose breeders began using it to hybridize red roses for cultivation.	玫瑰培育者马上开始用它进行杂交培育。
[02:17.74]Ever since, the quest for the perfect red rose 	从此，寻求完美的红玫瑰一直是
[02:22.10]has been the Holy Grail of rosarians: 	玫瑰栽培者所追求的理想。
[02:25.21]a fragrant,	这种玫瑰应具有芳香的气味、
[02:27.15]disease-resistant, long-lasting,	抵御疾病的能力、持久的花期、
[02:29.28]long-stemmed, reblooming,	修长的花茎、反复开花的本领、
[02:31.28]perfectly formed rose with a clear non-fading vivid red color.	优美的体态以及不褪色的纯鲜红颜色。
[02:37.65]Absolute perfection still hasn't been attained,	然而，“绝对的完美至今仍未达到，
[02:41.96]and of course never will!	当然永远也无法达到！
[02:43.98]There is a special rose language invented 	人们发明了一种特殊的玫瑰语言，
[02:47.62]as a secret means of communication between lovers 	作为不被允许公开示爱的情侣
[02:51.32]who were not allowed to express their love for one another openly.	间秘密交流的方式。
[02:55.30]In the mid 18th century 	18世纪中期，
[02:57.90]the wife of the British ambassador in Constantinople	英国驻君士坦丁堡大使的夫人
[03:01.61]described this in her letters,	在信中对此做了描述。
[03:04.41]which were published after her death.	这些信件在她死后出版，
[03:07.31]These letters inspired many books on the language of flowers,	激发了许许多多关于花语书藉的问世，
[03:11.80]each describing the secret message 	每一本书都对每种花所隐藏的信息
[03:14.56]hidden in each flower.	进行了描述。
[03:16.79]A red rose bud stands for budding desire; 	一朵红玫瑰花蕾代表萌发中的情欲；
[03:20.20]an open white rose asks 	一枝盛开的白玫瑰则是在探问:
[03:22.48]Will you love me?; 	“你会爱我吗？”
[03:24.12]an open red rose means 	一枝绽放的红玫瑰的含义是:
[03:26.80]I'm full of love and desire,	“我对你满怀着爱意和渴望”，
[03:29.24]while an open yellow rose asks 	而一枝开放的黄玫瑰则是在询问:
[03:32.61]Don't you love me any more?	“你是不是不再爱我了？”

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英语美文点亮智慧人生15：Legend of the Rose 玫瑰传奇（MP3+双语字幕）