A rare cloud phenomenon over Singapore hasdelighted people in the city-state.

　　新加坡出现的罕见彩云景观，让该城市国家的人们都兴奋不已。

　　The multi-coloured glow appeared in the sky, lastingfor about 15 minutes, and was seen across theisland.

　　多彩的光芒出现在了天空中，持续了约15分钟，整个岛国均可观赏到这个奇观。

　　Media reports said it was likely a fire rainbow, whichoccurs when sunlight rracts through ice-crystalclouds.

　　媒体报道称，这可能是火焰彩虹，它是由阳光通过冰晶云折射后产生的。

　　Others have also said it could have been cloud iridescence, which happens when water dropletsor crystals scatter light.

　　其他的说法是，这可能是彩云，发生在水滴或水晶散射光芒的时候。

　　Mokhtar, who works in a childcare centre, told the BBC that she spotted it around 17:10 lastMonday (09:10 GMT).

　　在一家托儿中心工作的穆赫塔尔向BBC透露，她是在上周一17:10左右(格林尼治时间09:10)发现了该自然现象。

　　"It started as a small orange circle and then grew bigger and bigger till all the colours cameout... It lasted for about 15 minutes and it slowly went off.

　　“它起初只是一个橙色的小光圈，后来愈扩愈大，直到所有颜色出现。再持续了约15分钟后慢慢消失。”

　　She said "all the children in the school, some parents, and other staff were very excited andcommenting that it was very, very rare to see such a beautiful and unique rainbow".

　　她表示：“学校里的所有孩子、一些家长和其他工作人员都非常兴奋，并表示看到这样美丽和独特的彩虹非常非常罕见。”

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