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Holi colours all of India
绚彩胡里节遍染印度
The united colours of Holi festival were everywhere as millions of Indians Wednesday drenched(1) each other lavishly(2) with wild colours and affection.Children armed with water pistols fashioned after space age weapons went around squirting(3) coloured water and hurling(4) water balloons as their elders greeted each other by applying 'gulal' powder on each other's faces.Across the country, it almost seemed that the "Rang de basanti" (colour me yellow) song from the Bollywood film "Silsila" based on the Holi theme had become the national anthem as it blared(5) forth from homes, cars, portable stereos and roadside loudspeakers.On Tuesday evening, 'Holika Dahan' bonfires(6) were lit in many towns and cities across north India to mark the beginning of the two-day Holi festival.In Mumbai, the colours of Holi swept through the streets of the megalopolis(7) as well as other parts of Maharashtra as millions came out to soak(8) themselves in myriad(9) hues(10).Loudspeakers and music systems blared out popular songs like "Rang barse" and "Holi khele Raguveera".In Punjab, rain dances scheduled for Wednesday morning to celebrate Holi faced a real dampener(11) with heavy morning showers washing away quite a few arrangements.In rain dances, fire engines(12) and water tankers shoot water into the air and revellers(13) sing and sway n the cascade(14).The rain, which started as a drizzle(15), turned into a virtual downpour(16), forcing people to remain indoors here.In the Sikh holy town of Anandpur Sahib, thousands of devout paid obeisance(17) at Gurudwara Keshgarh Sahib on the occasion of the Sikh festival of Hola Mohalla that coincides with(18) Holi.Holi was celebrated with enthusiasm in Rajasthan. Noisy parades, music and dance performances, as well as plenty of coloured water, marked the celebrations in state capital Jaipur.The young and old went around Jaipur, meeting friends, throwing colour and greeting each other. Some foreign tourists too were seen moving about the streets drenched in colours."Oh I loved it...people were putting colours on each other so I purchased a packet of dry colour," said John, a tourist from Australia.His friend David echoed similar views: "We came out of our hotel early in the morning and decided to walk around to get a feel of the festival...We are just loving it."周三，数百万印度人民兴高采烈地向彼此身上猛泼彩水，胡里节无的绚丽处不在。
孩子们手持太空时代样式喷水枪四处奔跑，一边“射击”，一边扔水球。大人们向彼此脸上撒一种被称为“gulal”的彩色粉末表达祝福。
歌曲《把我染成黄色》从住宅、汽车、手提式录音机和街边大喇叭中传出来，似乎变成了国歌。《把我染成黄色》是以胡里节为主题电影《希尔希拉》中的歌曲。
周二晚上，印度北部很多小镇和城市燃起“焚烧胡里卡”篝火，庆祝长达两天的胡里节正式开始了。
在孟买，胡里节的色彩渲染了整个拥挤的大都市；在马哈拉施特拉邦，数百万人也都走出房间，浸透在无尽的色彩中。
街边的广播和音乐播放器都唱着如《Rang barse》和《Holi khele Raguveera》这样的流行歌曲。
在旁遮普，人们计划在周三早上用“雨中狂舞”来庆祝胡里节的到来，可没想到真的下起了大雨，一些活动不得不取消了。
“雨中狂舞”就是由救火车和洒水车把水射向空中，狂欢者在其中又唱又跳。
可是当天却下起了小雨，一会儿还转成了大雨，害得人们只能坐在房间里望雨兴叹了。
在锡克教圣城阿南德普·萨希伯，上千虔诚的信徒在锡克教寺庙中行礼，庆祝锡克教的“胡里节”—Hola Mohalla.
在拉贾斯坦邦，胡里节更加富有热情。喧闹的游行队伍、音乐、舞蹈表演，充足的彩水充斥了整个首府—斋浦尔。
斋浦尔的男女老少狂欢、拜访朋友、向彼此致以彩色的祝福。人群中不乏一些“红红绿绿”的外国游客。
来自澳大利亚的约翰说：“噢，我喜欢这样。人们往别人身上涂颜色，所以我也买了一包干燥颜料。”
他的朋友大卫夜深有同感：“我们一大早就从旅馆里出来了，想四处走走感受一下节日气氛。我们玩得真开心。”
绚彩胡里节遍染印度
The united colours of Holi festival were everywhere as millions of Indians Wednesday drenched(1) each other lavishly(2) with wild colours and affection.Children armed with water pistols fashioned after space age weapons went around squirting(3) coloured water and hurling(4) water balloons as their elders greeted each other by applying 'gulal' powder on each other's faces.Across the country, it almost seemed that the "Rang de basanti" (colour me yellow) song from the Bollywood film "Silsila" based on the Holi theme had become the national anthem as it blared(5) forth from homes, cars, portable stereos and roadside loudspeakers.On Tuesday evening, 'Holika Dahan' bonfires(6) were lit in many towns and cities across north India to mark the beginning of the two-day Holi festival.In Mumbai, the colours of Holi swept through the streets of the megalopolis(7) as well as other parts of Maharashtra as millions came out to soak(8) themselves in myriad(9) hues(10).Loudspeakers and music systems blared out popular songs like "Rang barse" and "Holi khele Raguveera".In Punjab, rain dances scheduled for Wednesday morning to celebrate Holi faced a real dampener(11) with heavy morning showers washing away quite a few arrangements.In rain dances, fire engines(12) and water tankers shoot water into the air and revellers(13) sing and sway n the cascade(14).The rain, which started as a drizzle(15), turned into a virtual downpour(16), forcing people to remain indoors here.In the Sikh holy town of Anandpur Sahib, thousands of devout paid obeisance(17) at Gurudwara Keshgarh Sahib on the occasion of the Sikh festival of Hola Mohalla that coincides with(18) Holi.Holi was celebrated with enthusiasm in Rajasthan. Noisy parades, music and dance performances, as well as plenty of coloured water, marked the celebrations in state capital Jaipur.The young and old went around Jaipur, meeting friends, throwing colour and greeting each other. Some foreign tourists too were seen moving about the streets drenched in colours."Oh I loved it...people were putting colours on each other so I purchased a packet of dry colour," said John, a tourist from Australia.His friend David echoed similar views: "We came out of our hotel early in the morning and decided to walk around to get a feel of the festival...We are just loving it."周三，数百万印度人民兴高采烈地向彼此身上猛泼彩水，胡里节无的绚丽处不在。
孩子们手持太空时代样式喷水枪四处奔跑，一边“射击”，一边扔水球。大人们向彼此脸上撒一种被称为“gulal”的彩色粉末表达祝福。
歌曲《把我染成黄色》从住宅、汽车、手提式录音机和街边大喇叭中传出来，似乎变成了国歌。《把我染成黄色》是以胡里节为主题电影《希尔希拉》中的歌曲。
周二晚上，印度北部很多小镇和城市燃起“焚烧胡里卡”篝火，庆祝长达两天的胡里节正式开始了。
在孟买，胡里节的色彩渲染了整个拥挤的大都市；在马哈拉施特拉邦，数百万人也都走出房间，浸透在无尽的色彩中。
街边的广播和音乐播放器都唱着如《Rang barse》和《Holi khele Raguveera》这样的流行歌曲。
在旁遮普，人们计划在周三早上用“雨中狂舞”来庆祝胡里节的到来，可没想到真的下起了大雨，一些活动不得不取消了。
“雨中狂舞”就是由救火车和洒水车把水射向空中，狂欢者在其中又唱又跳。
可是当天却下起了小雨，一会儿还转成了大雨，害得人们只能坐在房间里望雨兴叹了。
在锡克教圣城阿南德普·萨希伯，上千虔诚的信徒在锡克教寺庙中行礼，庆祝锡克教的“胡里节”—Hola Mohalla.
在拉贾斯坦邦，胡里节更加富有热情。喧闹的游行队伍、音乐、舞蹈表演，充足的彩水充斥了整个首府—斋浦尔。
斋浦尔的男女老少狂欢、拜访朋友、向彼此致以彩色的祝福。人群中不乏一些“红红绿绿”的外国游客。
来自澳大利亚的约翰说：“噢，我喜欢这样。人们往别人身上涂颜色，所以我也买了一包干燥颜料。”
他的朋友大卫夜深有同感：“我们一大早就从旅馆里出来了，想四处走走感受一下节日气氛。我们玩得真开心。”
资料：每年公历2月底或3月初即印度历12月的月圆之日，是印度教的传统节日--胡里节。胡里节是印度最古老的节日之一。关于胡里节的来历，民间有几种不同的说法。有的说法认为，春天营造了色彩绚丽、姹紫嫣红的缤纷世界，正是来年谷物长势旺盛的预兆，胡里节孕育着丰收和希望。不过，人们认为最有权威性的说法是，有个名叫胡里的女子存心不良，在暗害别人的时候自食其果。因此，人们制定了胡里节，表明邪不压正，善良总能战胜凶残。现在，胡里节已演变成人们消除误解和怨恨，捐弃前嫌，重归于好的节日。
1. drench：湿透2. lavishly：丰富地，浪费地3. squirt：喷出4. hurl：投、掷5. blare：高声鸣叫6. bonfire：大篝火7. megalopolis：巨大都市，人口稠密地8. soak：浸、泡9. myriad：无数的10. hue：色彩、颜色11. dampen：使潮湿12. fire engine：救火车13. reveller：狂欢者14. cascade：小瀑布、喷流15. drizzle：细雨16. downpour：倾盆大雨17. obeisance：敬礼、鞠躬18. coincide with：与…一致
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