And that serpent is a symbol for both the creative and destructive forces of nature .
彩虹蛇象征着大自然创造性和破坏性的力量。
This time , the anonymous photographer appears to have set up his tripod on the river bank , and captures the terrifying serpent ( this time resembling a length of rolled up carpet ) stretched across the width of the river .
Those who give you a serpent when you ask for a fish , may have nothing but serpents to give .
有些人，你要的是鱼却给你的是蛇，这些人除了给你蛇之外，真没别的可给了。
Last summer , the city asked a design agency to come up with ways to incorporate a serpent motif .
去年夏季，香港要求一家设计公司想办法纳入蛇的主题。
During the equinoxes , shadows cast by the railings create the illusion of a writhing serpent body , descending the northern steps where it joins the carved serpent 's head at the base of the stairway .