印度焦特布尔【人类动脉】

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背景知识：

焦特布尔坐落在塔尔沙漠外围的南部，是一座英雄史诗中的城市，因其城内大部分房屋涂以天蓝色，这蓝色是天空和大海的颜色，也象征忠诚、信任和智慧。有“蓝色的城市”之称。蓝色也因婆罗门而来：婆罗门为 印度 僧侣种姓（贵族种姓），在老城区，凡此种姓住宅均涂以蓝色以示区别，后 新城 区也多因喜爱蓝色而涂成此色。不少国外书刊形容，远望 焦特布尔 有些像 希腊 爱琴海 岛的风光。

视频文本：

Jodhpur, India is a sea of blue in the middle of a hot, dry desert. Welcome to the blue city. Jodhpur is the second largest city in India’s Rajasthan province. Surrounded by a wall with bastions, the striking blue buildings with Jodhpur contrast sharply and beautifully with the neighboring Thar Desert. It’s the older quarters, built in 1459, where many of the blue buildings are found. Some say the color is associated closely with the Brahmans, India’s priestly caste, and the blue houses of the old city belong to families of that caste. There’s also an argument that termites are the real reason. Builders added copper sulfate to the whitewash to thwart the pests, which resulted in the eye-soothing blue. However, locals say the blue is a natural indigo dye. A final explanation might be the city’s nickname. It’s known as the Sun City, and the blue helps keep the homes cool. Either way, Jodhpur looks like a real life fairytale.

Note:

  1. caste: 种姓

  2. termite:  白蚁

  3. copper sulfate: 硫酸铜

  4. thwart: 阻碍，挫败

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