Unit 3 The seasons 季节 1. The important words, phrases and sentences In winter. Watch us go, making footprints in the snow. 冬雪裹抱了皮衣，噙噙挽留，消此良夜 In spring. My shoes are wet. See how deep the puddles get. 春雨浇润了衣裳，扎进水洼，欲试深浅 In summer. By the sea, sandy footprints made by me. 夏日滚烫了皮肤，海沙徘徊，御风飞燕 In autumn. Trees are brown. I kick the leaves all over town. 秋风挥落了木叶，追遍小城，一一吻别 I like to go to parks with my friends. We have picnics there. 我喜欢和朋友一起去公园，我们在那里野餐。 There are four seasons in a year, and each season has its special features. 一年有四个季节，每个季节都有它的特点。 Plants start to grow, and birds come back from the south. Farmers begin to work their land. 植物开始生长，鸟儿从南方飞回来。农民开始耕种他们的土地。 It is exciting to take a trip in the countryside in springtime. 在春天，去乡村旅行是令人兴奋的。 The sun shines brightly in the clear, blue sky. 阳光明媚，天空晴朗、湛蓝。 Cicadas sing loudly. 蝉大声歌唱。 There is often thunder and lightning in the afternoon. 夏天的午后经常电闪雷鸣。 It is nice to eat ice cream or fresh fruit in summer. 在夏天，吃冰淇淋或新鲜的水果很不错。 Squirrels gather food for the cold winter. 松鼠为寒冷的冬天采集食物。 Winter is peaceful and fun. 冬天是宁静而有趣的。 Bears and snakes find warm places to sleep through the winter. 熊和蛇会找个温暖的地方睡上一整个冬天。 When it is summer in China, it is winter in some other parts of the world. 中国是夏天的时候，世界上其他有些地方则是冬天。 I’d like to know the reason why you’re so late. 我想知道你迟到那么长时间的原因。 Everything is alive. 一切都生机盎然。 Read the article to find out how ancient Chinese people divided up the year. 读这篇文章，弄清楚古代中国人是如何划分一年的。 In fact, the year is divided into 24 parts, based on where the sun is in the sky. 事实上，根据太阳在天空中的位置，古代中国人把一年划分为24个阶段。 Each part starts with a solar term, or jieqi in Chinese. 每一阶段以一个跟日照相关的术语所命名的一天为始，这个术语在中文里叫节气。 These solar terms follow the changes of the seasons and the weather. 这些节气的更替伴随着季节和天气的变化。 For example, they help farmers decide when to plant their crops. 比如说，它们能帮助农民决定何时种植农作物。 The solar terms also play an important part in traditional Chinese culture. 节气也在中国传统文化当中扮演了非常重要的角色。 People celebrate these days in different ways in the past, such as eating special local dishes. 过去人们以各种不同的方式庆祝这些节气，比如吃当地特色的菜肴。 Many of these traditions continue in our times. 许多传统在当代仍然在继续着。 2. Grammar 形容词 意义：修饰或描述名词、代词，说明人或事物的特征、性质、大小或数量等 用法： 放名词前 e.g. Warm rain falls on the forests and fields. The sun shines brightly in the clear, blue sky. Squirrels gather food for the cold winter. Bears and snakes find warm places to sleep through the winter. There are also many beautiful flowers in summer. People celebrated these days ... ...
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