I was out and about last Thursday evening, meeting some friends at a pub. On my way I saw this most amazing sunset, where the clouds were coloured gold, moving and swirling under the wind.
上周四我傍晚出去以酒会友，半路上看见了这漂亮的日落。金色的云彩随着轻风飘散舞动，十分好看。
It reminded me of a story that M liked very much when he was a bit younger. The book was called "The Cloud Spinner", and it was about a boy who could use clouds and spin them into beautiful threads and cloths, and was then forced by the King and Queen to make so many dresses and gowns that all the clouds in the sky was used up.
这金色祥云让我想起一本叫《云衣裳》的童话书，是M小时候的最爱。故事是关于一个会用云织衣裳的小朋友，被国王要求织出太多衣裳，最后把天上的云都用光了。
In the book, it said that the boy used golden clouds from the sunrise to make golden threads, white clouds during the day to make pure white threads, and crimson clouds during sunset to make crimson threads. Looking at a sunset like this, it is not hard to image how elegant these clothes must be! No wonder the King wants to get his hand these cloud spun clothes so much!
故事里说，他在日出时用晨曦的金色云彩织出金色的线，在中午用皑皑白云织出白色的线，最后在日落时用夕阳的红云织出红色的线。看到这漂亮的日落，不难想像用这云彩织出的衣裳会是多么的高贵和华丽。怪不得国王要想尽办法得到这美丽的云衣裳！