听力文本
Before you were born,
在你出生之前
Amsterdam was captivated by a flower.
阿姆斯特丹人痴迷一种花
The tulip.
郁金香
They came from far away, in the East, and were so rare and beautiful, for people lost their senses in wanting to own them.
它们来自遥远的东方如此稀有和美丽 所以人们发狂地想拥有它们
Rich and poor were spending and borrowing money to join the trade in bulbs, which were going up in price all the time.
富人花钱 穷人借钱争相购入郁金香的球茎导致花价一路上涨
None more so than the rare striped tulips that were called breakers.
某些罕见的条纹郁金香被称为碎色者
A new breaker came from nowhere, like an act of God, and it changed people's lives.
这种新的碎色者扮演了上帝 改变了人们的生活
A white flower with a God-given crimson stripe turned our lives upside down, mine and my mistress Sophia's.
一朵白色的花 有上帝赐予的深红条纹颠覆了我们的生活我们 包括我和我女主人索菲亚
重点讲解

captivate
迷住；使着迷
同义词：enchant
The children were captivated by her stories.
孩子们被她的故事迷住了。

rare
rare for sb to do sth
rare for sth to do sth
rare to do sth
稀少的；稀罕的
a rare disease / occurrence / sight
罕见的疾病/事件；难得一见的事物
It's extremely rare for it to be this hot in April.
四月份就这样炎热是极其罕见的。
It is rare to find such loyalty these days.
这样忠心耿耿,在今天非常少见。

trade
贸易；买卖；商业；交易
international / foreign trade
国际/对外贸易
Trade between the ten countries has increased.
两国之间的贸易增长了。
the international trade in oil
国际石油贸易
the arms, drugs, etc. trade
军火、毒品等交易

视频及简介
电影是在郁金香狂热背景下发生的，讲述了一名已婚女子与其雇来画像的穷画匠之间的爱情故事。