精美英文欣赏:别致情趣的冬天

Winter:So many qualities

别致情趣的冬天

Well, winter has begun!

嗯,冬天已经开始了!

And unless you are a bear and can hibernate¹ for a long time, there is nowhere to run.

除非你是冬眠很长一段时间的一只熊,不然你无处可逃。

It can be avoided, so we might as well enjoy it.

这是可以避免的,所以我们不妨享受它。

I think every season is special.

我认为每一个季节都是非常特别的。

Each has its own flavours and colors and smells.

每个季节都有自己的情趣、颜色和气味。

I don't like it when my hands are really, really cold,

我不喜欢我的手非常,非常冷,

but I like eat hot sweet potatoes right from the fire with my friends.

但是我喜欢与我的朋友们一起享用刚从火中取出烤好的红薯。

I don't like it when my ears are stinging² from the chilly³ wind,

我不喜欢我的耳朵受到寒风的侵袭,

but I like to listen to Christmas carols.

但我喜欢听圣诞颂歌。

I don't like it when I slip on the ice and bruise⁴ my butt⁵,

我不喜欢在冰上滑倒,屁股受伤,

but I like to take a box and slide down a hillside.

但是我喜欢拿个盒子,从山坡上滑下。

I generally don't enjoy shopping that much,

一般我不喜欢购物,

but I love it when my kiss’s eyes light up when they open their gifts.

但是我很喜欢当他们打开礼物后自己接受热情亲吻的感觉。

Winter is a time to be grateful.

冬天是一个应当心存感激的季节。

I know there are people who have much less than I do.

我知道有些人比我做的少得多。

It’s a good time to give those you know and don't know.

这是一个很好给那些你了解和不了解的时间。

It’s a time to reflect... and maybe do a little extra for those in need.

这是一个用来反省的季节…也许是额外为那些需要的人而准备。

Talk about it:

谈论下面的话题:

What's your favorite season?

你最喜欢的季节是什么?

Waht do you think of winter?

你认为冬天如何?

What do you enjoy about winter?

你喜欢冬天什么?

What do you not enjoy about it?

你不喜欢它什么?

Do you enjoy the holidays in winter?

你喜欢在冬天的节日吗?

What do you do on those holidays?

你在那些假期会干什么?

Do you eat differently in winter?

你在冬天会吃的有所不同吗?

How do you dress differently?

你的穿衣打扮在冬天会如何不同?

Some animals hibernate in winter. how does your rountine changes in winter?

有些动物在冬天会冬眠。你冬天会做何改变?

What activities do you do in winter that you are not able to do the rest of the year?

你在冬天会做什么你认为在一年中其他时间中无法做到的活动?

1 hibernate   

v.冬眠，蛰伏

参考例句：

• Bears often hibernate in caves.熊常在山洞里冬眠。
• Some warm-blooded animals do not need to hibernate.一些温血动物不需要冬眠。

2 stinging   

刺一样的，刺人的，激烈的

参考例句：

• My eyes are stinging from the smoke. 我眼睛被烟熏的疼痛。
• On September 24, he wrote a stinging denunciation of his critics. 9月24号，他写了一篇痛斥那些批评者的措词强烈的文章。

3 chilly   

adj.凉快的，寒冷的

参考例句：

• I feel chilly without a coat.我由于没有穿大衣而感到凉飕飕的。
• I grew chilly when the fire went out.炉火熄灭后，寒气逼人。

4 bruise   

n.青肿，挫伤；伤痕；vt.打青；挫伤

参考例句：

• The bruise was caused by a kick.这伤痕是脚踢的。
• Jack fell down yesterday and got a big bruise on his face.杰克昨天摔了一跤，脸上摔出老大一块淤斑。

5 butt   

n.笑柄；烟蒂；枪托；臀部；v.用头撞或顶

参考例句：

• The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.大水桶盛接管子里流出的东西。
• He was the butt of their jokes.他是他们的笑柄。