英语六级考试必读文章 People have been passionate about roses since the beginning of time. In fact, it is said that the floors of Cleopatras palace were carpeted and that the wise and knowing Confucius had a 600book library specifically on how to care for roses. 人类有史以来就钟情于玫瑰。 据说，克娄巴特拉宫殿的地面就铺满了娇嫩的玫瑰花瓣，博学的孔子有 600 册藏书专门讲述如何培育玫瑰。 The rose is a legend on its own. The story goes that during the RomanEmpire, there was an incredibly beautiful maiden named Rhodanthe.Her beauty drew many zealous suitors who pursued her relentlessly.Exhausted by their pursuit, Rhodanthe was forced to take refuge from her suitors in the temple of her friend Diana. Unfortunately, Diana became jealous. And when the suitors broke down her temple gates to get near their beloved Rhodanthe, she became angry tuming Rhodanthe into a rose and her suitors into thorns 玫瑰本身就是一个传说，在罗马帝国时代，有一个名叫罗丹斯的漂亮绝伦的少女。她的漂亮引来了无数狂热的求婚者锲而不合地追求她。罗丹斯实在招架不住了，不得不到朋友狄安娜的`神庙里躲避她的求婚者。不幸的是，狄安娜产生了嫉妒之心。当求婚者冲进了神庙的大门，要接近他们所爱恋着的罗丹斯时，狄安娜一怒之下将罗丹斯变成了一枝玫瑰花，将她的求婚者变成了花刺。 In Greek legend, the rose was created by Chloris, the Greek goddess of flowers. It was just a lifeless seed of a nymph that Chloris found one day in a clearing in the woods. She asked the help of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, who gave her beauty. Dionysus, the god of wine, added nectar to give her a sweet scent, and the three Graces gave her charm, brightness and joy. Then Zephyr, the West Wind, blew away the clouds so that Apollo, the sun god, could shine and made this flower bloom And so the Rose was born and was immedi...
