情景会话口袋书人际篇115:栽花种草(3)

 　　9. When the flowers open out, the tantalizing¹ aroma² perfumes the air.

　　花盛开时，到处弥漫着诱人的芳香。

　　还能这样说：

　　The air is full of aroma when the flowers come out.

　　The blossomed flowers make the air aromatous.

　　应用解析：

　　a bottle of perfume 一瓶香水；

　　perfume one's hair 在头发上洒香水；

　　a perfumed talk 骂人话，坏话

　　10. Calyx canthus can be in full bloom even in winter.

　　腊梅在寒冬依然开花。

　　还能这样说：

　　Calyx canthus put forth³ flowers in winter.

　　Calyx canthus are in flower even in winter.

　　应用解析：

　　and (so on and) so forth 等等；

　　so far forth as ...到……的程度；

　　sway back and forth 前后摇动；

　　burst forth （芽、蕾）绽放；（火山等）爆发

　　11. I am going to grow some roses.

　　我想栽些玫瑰花。

　　还能这样说：

　　I'd like to plant some roses.

　　I want to cultivate some roses.

　　谚语：

　　No rose without a thorn.

　　玫瑰都有刺。

　　12. In the garden more grow than the gardener sow.

　　有意栽花花不开，无心插柳柳成荫。

　　还能这样说：

　　A watched flower never blooms, but an untended willow⁴ grows.

　　Follow love and it will flee thee, flee love and it will follow thee.

　　应用解析：

　　Everything in your garden is nice.

　　一切都是再好不过了；天官赐福，令人满足了（常带讽刺意味）。

1 tantalizing   

adj.逗人的；惹弄人的；撩人的；煽情的v.逗弄，引诱，折磨( tantalize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• This was my first tantalizing glimpse of the islands. 这是我第一眼看见的这些岛屿的动人美景。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We have only vague and tantalizing glimpses of his power. 我们只能隐隐约约地领略他的威力，的确有一种可望不可及的感觉。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史

2 aroma   

n.香气，芬芳，芳香

参考例句：

• The whole house was filled with the aroma of coffee.满屋子都是咖啡的香味。
• The air was heavy with the aroma of the paddy fields.稻花飘香。

3 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

4 willow   

n.柳树

参考例句：

• The river was sparsely lined with willow trees.河边疏疏落落有几棵柳树。
• The willow's shadow falls on the lake.垂柳的影子倒映在湖面上。