标准美国英语口语 13 Talking about the seasons

Unit 13 Talking about the seasons

241. There are four seasons in a year, spring, summer, fall and winter.

242. Spring is warm and full of life.

243. In spring, days become long and nights get short.

244. In spring, flowers begin to blossom¹ and birds are singing.

245. Summer is the hottest season of the year.

246. Fall is the time of the harvest.

247. In fall, leaves become to turn colors.

248. Winter is the coldest of the year.

249. In winter, days are short and nights are long.

250. In winter, many places are covered with snow.

251. I like winter most, because I love snow.

252. I like spring most, because I love flowers.

253. Some people think that snow in winter is more beautiful than flowers in spring.

254. I hate winter because I can’t stand the cold.

255. I dislike summer because I can’ t stand the heat.

256. I don’t like the rainy season.

257. I feel the pressed in the rainy season.

258. In winter, plum trees blossom to welcome spring’s coming.

259. They don’t feel the cold, for they’re well as strong as iron².

260. Winter is the most beautiful season of all for there are both flowers and snow.

Spring, summer, fall and winter.

From my mother, I learned³ about four seasons. Each year has spring, summer, fall and winter. For the British, fall is uasally called autumn. In spring, days become long and nights get short. Flowers begin to blossom and birds start to sing. Life seems to bloom⁴ everywhere. Some people enjoy the warm of spring. For the young at heart, spring is full of promise of love. After spring comes summer, which is the hottest of all. Some people like summer because they go swimming in lakes or rivers. Students love summer for their two or three months’ vacation. Some people hate summer because they can’t stand the heat. Some people even get heat…and …and get very sick. Summer super heat is best enjoyed if you turn on the air conditioner. After summer comes fall, which is the time for harvest. In the fall, fruit and grain become ripe. Farmers love the fall because they get the harvest in sell the results of their hard work. In the fall, leaves begin to turn glorious⁵ colors. Fall is perhaps the beautiful season of all. Then winter comes. In winter, days are short and nights are long. Winter is the coldest season of the year. In the winter, snow can cover everything. Children love snow. With snow, they can make snowman. All people often don’t like winter because they can’t stand the cold. When the icy⁶ cold comes, thousands of retired⁷ people from the northern states migrate⁸ to Floreda. They find warm weather there, even in the winter. That’s why Florida is called the Sunshine State. Believe it or not, there are flowers in winter too. Plum trees blossom in winter to welcome spring’s coming. They do not feel the cold for they’re well as strong as iron. So winter with its pure white snow has its own beauty. My mother likes all the seasons. She says they make the year go round and round. What she doesn’t like is rain. On the rainy day, she will gently pray, “rain, rain go away, my childrn need the sun today. Please, god, let them go outside to play.”

1 blossom   

n.花，开花；vi.开花，发展

参考例句：

• The blossom on the trees looks lovely in springtime.春天树上的花很漂亮。
• Let a hundred flowers blossom,let a hundred schools of thought contend.百花齐放，百家争鸣。

2 iron   

n.铁，熨斗，坚强，烙铁，镣铐；vt.烫平，熨，用铁包；vi. 烫衣服

参考例句：

• The iron has lost its magnetic force.这块铁已失去了磁力。
• We need an electrician to mend the iron.我们要请电工修理熨斗。

3 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

4 bloom   

n.花，花期；vi.开花；容光焕发，显露出健康

参考例句：

• The park is a picture when flowers are in bloom.当鲜花盛开时，这个公园的景色美极了。
• The flowers in the garden are now in full bloom.花园里的花盛开。

5 glorious   

adj.美丽的，辉煌的；荣耀的

参考例句：

• It is a glorious thing to die for the people.为人民而死，虽死犹荣！
• We had a glorious time at the seaside.我们在海边度过了愉快的时光。

6 icy   

adj.寒冷的；冰冷的

参考例句：

• Father will not chance driving on the icy roads.父亲不愿意冒险在结冰的道路上开车。
• She fixed her questioner with an icy glare.她冷冷地盯着审问者。

7 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

8 migrate   

vi.（候鸟等）迁徙，移居（国外），迁移

参考例句：

• Many birds migrate south for the winter.冬天时，许多鸟类迁徙南方。
• The rich people often migrate in winter to Florida.有钱的人常在冬季搬迁到佛罗里达州去。