英语听力文摘 English Digest 122、秋季种花的安排

　　One of the signs of autumn is the heavy morning dew that makes gardens glisten¹. This is the season to savor² the flowers that are still blooming and to harvest the flowers that dry well for winter arrangements. If you have annuals such as blue salvia, globe amaranth lavender, and celosia still in bloom, pick bunches, tie the stems together, and hang them upside down to dry out of the sun. This helps the stems to be straight when you arrange them later.
The large flower heads from hydrangea bushes can be cut also, and the leaves stripped from the stems. If the stems are stiff and woody, they will dry upright in a vase without water. Otherwise hang them too. When the leaves turn, pick some branches of colorful leaves and place them in water and they will last about a week. For mixed autumnal arrangements use bittersweet, Chinese lanterns, sprays of crabapple, rose hips³, grass, wheat and berries to blend with late blooming flowers.
Natural looking containers are best for fall arrangements: for example, use a basket, a small-hollowed out pumpkin⁴, a terracotta or ceramic⁵ bowl or even a coffee mug. If you have a few last day lilies in bloom, float them in a glass bowl for a centerpiece for your table. Fall’s final flowers are precious - soon they will only be a memory.
dew--露水
glisten--反光
savor--品味
blue salvia--蓝色鼠尾草
globe amaranth--千日红
lavender--薰衣草
celosia--鸡冠花
stem--茎，干
hydrangea--绣球
stiff--僵硬
bittersweet--苦乐参半
lantern--灯笼
crabapple--海棠
pumpkin--南瓜
terracotta--兵马俑
ceramic--陶瓷
mug--杯
centerpiece--核心

1 glisten   

vi.（光洁或湿润表面等）闪闪发光，闪闪发亮

参考例句：

• Dewdrops glisten in the morning sun.露珠在晨光下闪闪发光。
• His sunken eyes glistened with delight.他凹陷的眼睛闪现出喜悦的光芒。

2 savor   

vt.品尝，欣赏；n.味道，风味；情趣，趣味

参考例句：

• The soup has a savor of onion.这汤有洋葱味。
• His humorous remarks added a savor to our conversation.他幽默的话语给谈话增添了风趣。

3 hips   

abbr.high impact polystyrene 高冲击强度聚苯乙烯，耐冲性聚苯乙烯n.臀部( hip的名词复数 )；[建筑学]屋脊；臀围（尺寸）；臀部…的

参考例句：

• She stood with her hands on her hips. 她双手叉腰站着。
• They wiggled their hips to the sound of pop music. 他们随着流行音乐的声音摇晃着臀部。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 pumpkin   

n.南瓜

参考例句：

• They ate turkey and pumpkin pie.他们吃了火鸡和南瓜馅饼。
• It looks like there is a person looking out of the pumpkin!看起来就像南瓜里有人在看着你！

5 ceramic   

n.制陶业，陶器，陶瓷工艺

参考例句：

• The order for ceramic tiles has been booked in.瓷砖的订单已登记下来了。
• Some ceramic works of art are shown in this exhibition.这次展览会上展出了一些陶瓷艺术品。