听一分钟英文：Flowers-花朵

 Flowers are a true gift from God¹. They’re beautiful. All of them. One of life’s pleasures is looking at flowers. If you look at them really closely², it’s amazing just how beautiful they are. Their colours are so rich and deep. I don’t know of anything in the world more red than a rose or more yellow than a tulip³. Flowers seem to be a big part of every culture. People give flowers as gifts, arrange⁴ them in their houses, grow them in their gardens. Some people even name their daughters after flowers. I can’t imagine how boring the world would be without flowers. I’m always coming across new flowers. Every time I travel to another country, I find lots of flowers I’ve never seen before. It must be nice to be a bee and spend all day flying from flower to flower.

1 god   

n.上帝，神；被极度崇拜的人或物

参考例句：

• God knows how the cat got up on the roof.只有天知道那只猫是怎样爬上房顶的。
• God wills that man should be happy.上帝愿人类幸福。

2 closely   

adv.紧密地；严密地，密切地

参考例句：

• We shall follow closely the development of the situation.我们将密切注意形势的发展。
• The two companies are closely tied up with each other.这两家公司之间有密切联系。

3 tulip   

n.郁金香

参考例句：

• The Netherlands is the tulip kingdom.荷兰是郁金香的王国。
• In a vase on the table stood a tulip.桌上的花瓶里插着一束郁金香。

4 arrange   

vt.安排，整理，计划，改编(乐曲)；vi.协商，计划

参考例句：

• He began to arrange the flowers in the vase.他开始把花瓶内的花摆好。
• We must arrange about that.这事我们得安排一下。