复数： serpents

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 .

这一次，我们这位匿名的摄像师似乎是把三脚架架在了河岸上，捕捉到了这只可怖的大蛇（这一回它看上去像一条卷起来的长地毯）横躺在河道当中的情景。

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 .

在春秋分，栏杆的阴影会创造蛇的身体颤抖的幻觉，它会与北部楼梯雕刻的蛇头会合。