The costs and dangers of hot cities are why, to paraphrase the Rolling Stones, the New Yorkers see a black roof and they want it painted white.

城市高温，在加重居民生活用电花费的同时，也埋下了安全隐患。 所以，这也就不难解释为什么纽约人想把黑色的屋顶刷成白色。

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He painted the old ship white and gold so that it looks like a ghost.

他把旧船漆成白色和金色，使它看起来像幽灵。

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Mary's niece wrote, "The little home was painted white. It was sweet and fresh."

玛丽的侄女写道：“这个小房子被漆成了白色。它可爱又清新。”

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The men painted it white, planted flowers around it and kept it clean.

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It began with races on the White House lawn, where children pushed painted Easter eggs with big spoons.

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It shows only a metal ruler mounted on white canvas and painted yellow until the 62-inch mark, then white to 75, then green up to 100.

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It is most useful for seeing sharp contrasts, such as the painted white line of a crosswalk on a dark road.

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It was painted that way because Kahlo and Rivera felt that the bright colors represented Mexican culture better than the original white paint.

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