Springs are not always the same. In some years, April bursts upon Virginia hills in one prodigious leap ? and all the stage is filled at once, whole choruses of tulips, arabesques of forsythia, cadenzas of floweringplum. The trees grow leaves overnight.
In other years, spring tiptoes in. It pauses, overcome by shyness, like my grandchild at the door, peeping in, ducking out of sight, giggling in the hallway. “I know you’re out there,” I cry. “Come in!” And April slips into our arms.
The dogwood bud, pale green, is inlaid with russet markings. Within the perfect cup a score of clustered seeds are nestled. One examines the bud in awe: Where were those seeds a month ago? The apples display their milliner’s scraps of ivory silk, rose-tinged. All the sleeping things wake up ? primrose, baby iris, blue phlox. The earth warms ? you can smell it, feel it, crumble April in your hands.
Look to the rue anemone, if you will, or the pea patch, or to the stubborn weed that thrusts its shoulders through a city street. This is how it was, is now, and ever shall be, the world without end. In the serene certainty of spring recurring, who can fear the distant fall?
春不总是千篇一律的。有时候,四月一个健步就跃上了弗吉尼亚的小山丘。顿时,整个舞台活跃起来:郁金香们引吭高歌,连翘花翩翩起舞,梅 花表演起了独奏。树木也在一夜之间披上了新绿。
有时候,春又悄然来临。它欲前又止,羞涩腼腆,就像我的小孙女,倚在门口,偷偷往里瞅,又一下子跑开了,不见踪影,从门厅传出她咯咯的 笑声。我喊一声:“我知道你在那儿,进来吧!”于是四月便倏地一下飞进我们怀中。
山茱沈的花骨朵儿嫩绿嫩绿的,镶着赤褐色的花边。在那漂亮的花萼里,竟稳稳地簇拥着十几颗小种子。我们不禁要惊羡地问一句:一个月前这 些种子还在哪儿呢?苹果树则像卖帽人,向人们展示他帽子上那一片片微带点玫瑰红地乳白色丝缎。所有熟睡的都醒了――樱草花、小蝴蝶花、蓝夹竹桃。大地也暖 和起来了――你可以闻到四月的气息,感觉到它那股馨香,把它捧在手中赏玩。
去看看白头翁花,如果你愿意,再去看看豌豆畦,或是那倔强地手臂伸过城市街道的野花。它们从前是这样,现在是这样,将来还会是这样,这 是个永不停息的世界。当我们发现,春已切切实实地回来了,在恬静之中,谁还会害怕遥远的秋天呢?
单词注释:
prodigious: a. 巨大的
chorus: n. 合唱
arabesque: n. 阿拉伯式图案,芭蕾舞的一种姿势
forsythia: n. 连翘属植物
cadenza: n. 华彩段,自由装饰乐段
overnight: adv. 一整夜
tiptoe: v. 小心翼翼地走
duck: v. 闪避,急速低头
dogwood: n. 山茱沈
inlaid: a. 镶嵌的,嵌入的
clustered: a. 成串的
nestle: v. 使紧贴
awe: n. 敬畏,惊羡
milliner: n. 女帽制造及贩卖商
primrose: n. 樱草花
iris: n. 蝴蝶花
phlox: n. 草夹竹桃属植物
crumble: v. 弄碎,瓦解
rue: n. [植]芸香
anemone: n. 银莲花
patch: n. 片,小块地
weed: n. 野草
thrust: v. 插,戳
serene: a. 平静的
recur: v. 复发,重现
The Colour of Autumn
Autumn comes , it gets cooler and cooler. The sky is blue and the clouds are white. You would say autumn is blue and white.
Look ! Birds are flying from the north to the south. The leaves are yellow. Some are hanging on the trees, some are on the ground ,some are dancing in the wind. Someone would say autumn is yellow.
There are so many fruits in autumn in Xinxing . Pears ,peaches. Mangos, oranges and so on. They’re fresh and healthy.
Oh! I see. Autumn is a harvest season. Autumn is colourful. What a beautiful season !
most people think winter is a sad season. birds fly away, animals go into winter sleep and all the leaves die away. it seems to be a season without colours, all we can see is a vast expanse of whiteness. but actually winter isn't like that. we see lively green in spring, burning orange in summer and fiery red in autumn. it is a time for our eyes to have a rest, and all the other living creatures too.
winter isn't jusr a season for sorrow and farewells, it is also a season to enjoy. we have christmas and new year in winter. it is the time when children can say their wishes to santa, enjoy the moment they wrip off the wrapping papers, and have snowball fights in the gardens. it is a time for lovers to wear scarfs that are long enough to enclude both of them. most of all, it is a time when families gather together and wait for the clock to tick the moment when another new year comes.
each season is a creation of god, each season has a purpose to be there. all we need to do is enjoy. isn't winter wonderful.
I like spring because it represents the beginning of life.
I like summer because I love the hot and sticky feeling. Weird I know but I guess I love swimming and eating ice cream.
I like autumn because I love the colour.
I like winter because snow is just too beautiful to even describe..
However, my favourite season is spring...life, trees, birds singing..all symbols of happiness....
Spring
Spring is beautiful. I like spring. In spring, I can sing a song. The flowers are beautiful. Butterfly is on the flower. The grass is green. I like bird. Because bird can sing a song very good. Spring has many flowers. The friends like flowers. I can go to the park and play with the friends.
summer
I like summer. Because I can eat ice-cream in summer. I can swim in the sea. I go to the beach. There are many shells on the beach. The sand is very long. I pick up shells and play the sand. I can climb the sand hill.
第三篇:
Spring
Spring is so beautiful. I can sing a song in spring. I see bird is on the tree and the bird likes to sing. The grass is green. Flowers are beautiful. And students can sit on the grass and play. I and my friends can fly a kite in spring. I see a kite is up so high! I love spring!
第四篇:
Spring
I like spring. Spring is beautiful. In spring, I see a red flower and green grass. Clouds are high in the sky. Birds say: very good! The sun is warm. I and my friends play in the park. I like to swing. My friends like to climb. In the park, tree is green.
第五篇:
Spring
Spring is beautiful. In spring, the sun is warm. The clouds are white in the sky. I like to play with friends every day. In spring, grass is green. Flowers are beautiful. Bird is flying in the sky. Bee is on the flower. Butterfly is playing in the sky. I like the butterfly very much, because butterfly is my name! I like spring. Do you like spring?
第六篇:
Summer
It is summer. The sun is big and hot. Let’s go to the beach and sit under the umbrella.
It is summer. I can see many students wearing T-shirt and shorts. They are very hot.
It is summer. I am hot. The ice-cream is cold. I eat ice-cream every day.
第七篇:
Summer
Summer is hot. Let’s go to the beach. The beach is hot. The sun is red and big and hot. I eat some ice-creams. I play with water and swim. I pick up shells because the shells are very beautiful. I sit under the umbrella. I play with the sand . The tree is hot,too. I love summer!
Summer
Summer is hot. Let’s go to the beach. The beach is hot. The sun is red and big and hot. I eat some ice-creams. I play with water and swim. I pick up shells because the shells are very beautiful. I sit under the umbrella. I play with the sand . The tree is hot,too. I love summer!
第八篇:
Winter
Winter is cold. Let’s play the snowball and make snowman. The snowman is big . I like to play snowball. I am on the snow. The snow is cold. I have a scarf and coat. So I am not cold. I like the Christmas. Because I can see santa clus in Christmas . Christmas tree is beautiful. The presents are on the Christmas tree. I like winter. Do you like winter?
第九篇:
Spring is my best favourite season.There are some reasons here:first,there are some beautiful flowers and green grass in the park.second,in spring we often go out for a trip in our school.third,the weather can get warm ,we cannot wear cotton clothes.It is very comfortable to play games outside.There are four seasons in a year.summer is too hot,autumn is sad,winter is very cold.So I like spring very much!
第十篇:
My favorite season is autumn.When the autumn comes,the leaves begin turn red and yellow.The weather is very cool.Many people wear scarfes. The people also go for a walk in the park.
The apples turn red.The people really enjoy the autumn.For example,they eat dinner in the restaurant,they getogether and drink tea.How happy they are!I ALSO enjoy my favorite season--autumn.The Mid-Autumn festival also in the autumn.
I like autumn.
MY
FAVOURITE
SEASON
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我最喜欢冬天,因为它有时会下雪。我们可以做一个雪人 。那非常有趣。冬天是冷的,但是我们可以冬泳。冬天非常美丽。当我非常小的时候我就喜欢用雪玩。
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