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

　　新加坡出现罕见的彩云自然景观，整个城市国家的人们都兴奋不已。

　　The multi-coloured glow appeared in the sky on Monday in the late afternoon, lasting for about 15 minutes, and was seen across the island.

　　多彩的光芒在星期一下午晚些时候出现在天空中，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, which occurs when sunlight refracts through ice-crystal clouds.

　　媒体报道说，这可能是火焰彩虹，由阳光通过冰晶云折射后发生。

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

　　其他的说法是，这可能是云彩虹色，发生在水滴或水晶散射光芒的时候。

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

　　在一家托儿中心工作的Fazidah Mokhtar告诉BBC，她周一17:10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 came out... It lasted for about 15 minutes and it slowly went off.

　　“它开始是一个小的橙色圆圈，然后变得越来越大，直到所有的颜色出来...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 and commenting that it was very, very rare to see such a beautiful and unique rainbow".

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

　　The phenomenon prompted jokes online, with many comparing it to a Paddle Pop, a rainbow-coloured frozen dessert popular in Australia and Asia.

　　该现象促使人们在网上开玩笑，很多人都把它比作“百乐宝”，一种在澳大利亚和亚洲流行的彩虹色冷冻甜点。

　　"The rainbow bridge is broken," joked one Facebook user, while another person asked: "Is this a case of Monday Rainbows?!"

　　“彩虹桥断了，”一个脸书用户开玩笑，而另一个人问：“这是星期一彩虹手机壳吗?”

（编辑：何莹莹）