La Palabra Del Día: "arco iris"
arco iris ( ahr'-koh ee'-rees )
noun ( rainbow )
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1: Un hermoso arco iris apareció sobre el río.
A beautiful rainbow appeared above the river.
2: ¿De verdad hay una olla llena de oro al pie del arco iris?
Is there a really a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow?
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Según la leyenda, hay una holla de oro al extremo del arco iris.
According to the legend, there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
Bright colors invaded the entry way inside the hospital as I departed. I thought, "that's nice: someone has hung a crystal up like Amy (my daughter) used to do."
Then I left the hospital, and I saw that colors came from a brilliant rainbow that lit up that sad cloudy morning. I looked intently at the rainbow, which had all the bright colors that my daughter loved, and marveled that it had appeared just when Amy's spirit left us to go to her new heavenly home. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 
Colores brillantes invadieron la entrada dentro del hospital cuando partí. Pensé, "eso es agradable: alguien ha colgado un cristal encima como Amy (mi hija) solía hacerlo." Entonces salí del hospital, y vi que los colores provenían de un arco iris brillante que iluminó aquella triste mañana nublada. Miré atentamente al arco iris, que tenía todos los colores brillantes que a mi hija le encantaba, y se maravilló que habían aparecido justo cuando espíritu de Amy nos dejó para ir a su nuevo hogar celestial.
Aunque sé la ciencia en cuanto a del porqué vemos un arco iris, siempre tengo un sentimiento de asombro.
Even though I know the science as to why we see a rainbow, I always have a sense of wonder.
Como Jubilado ya ha mencionado la ciencia del arco iris, aunque no la explicó, y MStivers ha hablado del de la olla de oro, sólo voy a mencionar que también es posible encontrar un leprechaun (duendecillo irlandés), aunque mi foto no muestra uno, sino un niño en un bosque de helechos y árboles muy grandes. Sin embargo me recordó de a uno cuando vi esta foto en el periódico esta mañana.
As Jubilado already has mentiontioned the science behind rainbows, even though he did not explain it, and MStivers has talked about the pot of gold, I am only going to mention that it is also possible to find a leprechaun, even though my photo does not show one, but instead a boy in a forest of very big trees and ferns. Nonetheless it reminded me of one when I saw this photo in the newspaper this morning.
The beautiful rainbow was the highlight of the cold and rainy day, as it's bright and vibrant colors welcomed the sun from behind the stormy clouds.
El arco iris hermoso era el toque de luz del día frío y lluvioso, ya que es brillante y los colores vibrantes dieron la bienvenida al sol de las nubes tempestuosas.
Aquí está el relato bíblico del arco iris y además el arco iris es siempre el símbolo de la esperanza.
Here is the biblical story of the rainbow and the rainbow is always the symbol of hope .
The rainbow arced high over the clouds as the bundle of spring flowers gazed longingly at the marvelous beauty of all the colors together.
El arco iris arqueados alto sobre las nubes como el ramo de flores de primavera mirado con nostalgia la belleza maravillosa de todos los colores juntos.
While driving to London I saw a full rainbow; It ended on the bonnet of my car during a rain shower.
Mientras que conduce conducía a Londres vi un arco iris lleno; Se terminó en el capó de mi coche durante un chubasco.
Después de una semana sin mucha suerte, un arco iris aparece en el cielo. Quizás sea un portador de buena suerte.
After a week without much luck, a rainbow appears in the sky. Perhaps it is a bringer of good luck.
Hay siete colores en el arco iris: rojo, naranja, amarillo, verde, azul, indigo y violeta. A veces, en Inglaterra los niños pequeños aprenden a cantar la canción del arco iris: "Cantemos de los colores de un arco iris"
There are seven colours in the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. Sometimes children in England learn to sing the rainbow song: "Sing a rainbow" (Let's sing the colours of a rainbow)
Corrijan mi español si es necesario, por favor 
Editor's note: I will add a link to the song on Utube as soon as I can access my laptop.
Please click here / Haga el clic aquí, por favor enter link description here
Nota del editor: Voy a añadir un enlace para esta canción en Utube en cuanto pueda usar mi ordenador portátil.
Un arco iris aparece cuando hay lluvia y sol simultáneamente.
A rainbow appears when there is rain and sun simultaneously.
Sabes, he pasado desmasiado tiempo buscando la olla del oro al final del arco iris. Me he dado cuenta de que es una olla como cualquier otra, pero de verdad, al final del arco iris hay una gran fiesta para todos. Te invito yo.
You know, I've spent too much time looking for the gold at the end of the rainbow. There is no gold on that site, but there is a fantastic party and everyone can come , I invite you.
!Un arco iris por cualquier nombre es siempre muy hermosas !
Pero dos arco iris son doblemente hermosa.
A Rainbow by any name is ever so beautiful !
But two rainbows are doubly beautiful.
There was a rainbow of colors during the rainstorm at the Jazz Festival yesterday.
Habia un arco iris de colores durante del aguacero ayer en la Fiesta de Jazz.
