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第四十二课：日期、月份和季节（1）

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15 Wensan Road

文散路15号

Hangzhou, 310012

杭州，310012

Zhejiang, China

中国浙江

December 5th, 200

200年12月5日

　　Dear Helen,

　　亲爱的海伦：

　　I hope you are well. Thank you for your last letter.

　　你好。谢谢你上次的来信。

　　You asked me about the weather here in China. There are four seasons in

　　你问我关于中国气候的问题。在中国一年有四个

　　the year here—spring, summer, autumn and winter.

　　季节——春天、夏天、秋天和冬天。

　　I think spring is the best season of the year. The weather gets warmer,

　　我认为一年中最好的季节是春天。气候变暖，

　　and the days get longer. In the fields everything begins to grow. Trees turn

　　白天较长。田地里各种植物开始生长。

　　green, and flowers start to come out.

　　树绿了，花开了。

　　Summer comes after spring. It is the warmest season. It often rains,

　　春天之后是夏天。它是最暖和的季节。经常下雨，有时

　　sometimes quite heavily. The crops grow very quickly. Many people love this

　　雨下得很大。庄稼生长很快。许多人都喜欢一年中

　　time of year, because it is good for sports. I often go swimming, sometimes in

　　的这个时间，因为便于开展体育活动。我们经常去游泳，有时在我家

　　a lake near my home, and sometimes in a river. I enjoy it very much.

　　附近的湖里，有时在河里。我非常喜欢这个季节。

　　Autumn is a busy season. The days get shorter and the nights get longer.

　　秋天是繁忙的季节。白天比较短，夜间比较长。

　　It is harvest time, and all farmers are busy. Often, we help them with the

　　这是收获的季节，农民们都很忙。我们常常帮助他们收割。

　　harvest. Last month we helped them with the rice harvest. We really enjoyed

　　上个月，我们帮他们收割稻子。我们真的喜欢在

　　working on the farm.

　　农场干活。

　　The coldest season of the year is winter. Some people do not like winter,

　　冬天是一年里最冷的季节。有些人不喜欢冬天，

　　but I like it. Sometimes it snows, and the land is all white. I like to make

　　可是我喜欢冬天。有时下雪，大地一片雪白。我喜欢堆

　　snowmen, but I can't because the snow is so light.

　　雪人。但我不能堆雪人，因为雪太小了。

　　How many seasons are there in your country? I hear it is cold all the year

　　在你们国家有几个季节?我听说一年到头都很冷。

　　round. There aren't four seasons, are there?

　　没有四季，对吗?

Yours,

你永远的朋友

Wang Wei

王伟

第四十二课：日期、月份和季节（1）

　重点·难点·考点及疑点注释

　　1Thank you for your last letter.

　　Thank you for sth./for doing ...意思是“谢谢你的……”或“谢谢你做了某事”。例如：

　　Thank you for your gift.谢谢你的礼物。

　　Thank you for inviting me.谢谢你邀请我。

　　Thank you for coming to see me.谢谢你来看我。

　　Thank you for your kind help.谢谢你热心的帮助。

　　2Trees turn green, and flowers start to come out.

　　(1)come out意为“开花”，“出来”。例如：

　　The flowers are coming out.花儿要开了。

　　Can you come out for a dinner with me?你能出来和我一起吃饭吗?

　　(2)turn和get表示“逐渐变得”，是连系动词，后面常接形容词的原级或比较级。例如：

　　Her face turned red at his words.听了他的话，她的脸变红了。

　　It's getting dark and colder.天色逐渐变暗了，也变冷了。

　　3Many people love this time of year, because it is good for sports.

　　be good for ...表示“对……有好(益)处”。

　　It's good for you to take a walk after supper.晚饭后散散步对你有益。

　　This book is very good for children.这本书对儿童有益。

　　反义词链接：be bad for对……有害

　　It's bad for your health to drink and smoke.

　　饮酒和吸烟对你的身体有害。

　　It's bad for your eyes to read in the sun.

　　在阳光下看书对你的眼睛有害处。

　　4Then we can play in the snow.

　　“play in the snow”意为“在雪地上玩儿”。

　　短语链接：

　　walk in the dark在黑暗中行走read in the sun在阳光下读书

　　run in the rain在雨中奔跑

　　5all the year around一年到头

　　The trees are green all the year round.这些树木四季常青。

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