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/NUMPAGES4英语六级考试必读文章Peoplehavebeenpassionateaboutrosessincethebeginningoftime.Infact,itissaidthatthefloorsofCleopatraspalacewerecarpetedandthatthewiseandknowingConfuciushada600booklibraryspecificallyonhowtocareforroses.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。Theroseisalegendonitsown.ThestorygoesthatduringtheRomanEmpire,therewasanincrediblybeautifulmaidennamedRhodanthe.Herbeautydrewmanyzealoussuitorswhopursuedherrelentlessly.Exhaustedbytheirpursuit,RhodanthewasforcedtotakerefugefromhersuitorsinthetempleofherfriendDiana.Unfortunately,Dianabecamejealous.AndwhenthesuitorsbrokedownhertemplegatestogetneartheirbelovedRhodanthe,shebecameangrytumingRhodantheintoaroseandhersuitorsintothorns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美丽绝伦的少女。她的美丽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。InGreeklegend,therosewascreatedbyChloris,theGreekgoddessofflowers.ItwasjustalifelessseedofanymphthatChlorisfoundonedayinaclearinginthewoods.SheaskedthehelpofAphrodite,thegoddessoflove,whogaveherbeauty.Dionysus,thegodofwine,addednectartogiveherasweetscent,andthethreeGracesgavehercharm,brightnessandjoy.ThenZephyr,theWestWind,blewawaythecloudssothatApollo,thesungod,couldshineandmadethisflowerbloomAndsotheRosewasbornandwasimmediatelycrownedtheQueenofFlowers.在希腊传说中，玫瑰是希腊花神克罗斯创造的。当初玫瑰只是林中一个仙女的尚无生命的一粒种子。一天，花神克罗斯偶然在森林的一块空地上发现了它。克罗斯请求爱神阿佛洛狄特赋予了它美丽的容貌，让酒神狄俄尼索斯浇洒了神酒，使它拥有了芬芳的气味。又有美惠三女神将魅力、聪颖和欢乐赐予了它。随后，西风之神吹散了云朵，太阳神阿波罗用光茫将其照耀并使它开花。玫瑰就这样诞生了，并立即被封为花中之皇后。ThefristtrueprimaryredroseseeninEuropewasSlatersCrimsonChinaintroducedin1792fromChina,whereithadbeengrowingwildinthemountains.Immediately,rosebreedersbeganusingittohybridizeredrosesforcultivation.Eversince,thequestfortheperfectredrosehasbeentheHolyGrailofrosarians:afragrant,diseaseresistant,longlasting,Iongstemmed,rebloaming,perfectlyformedrosewithaclearnonfadingvividredcolor.Absoluteperfectionstillhasntbeenattained,andofcourseneverwill!欧洲见到的第一枝真正的原色红玫瑰叫做斯莱特中