实战口语情景对话 第413期:Seasons 季节

 　　My favorite season has to be autumn, although when it gets to autumn I feel slightly disappointed because I know that after summer the weather gets colder and the nights get shorter and the evenings get darker. I still really like autumn. One of my favorite things about autumn is when all of the leaves fall off the trees and you can walk about and crunch¹ in the leaves. However I think my favorite thing about autumn is the conkers. I love it when conkers fall off trees and you can collect them.

　　我最喜欢的季节是秋季，虽然秋天的时候我会感到有些失望，因为我知道过了夏天以后，天气会越来越冷，夜晚越来越短也越来越黑。但是我还是喜欢秋季。我最喜欢秋天的一点是，当所有的树叶从树上掉落到地上以后，你踩在树叶上的时候会发出嘎吱嘎吱的声音。不过我最喜欢秋天的原因是秋天有七叶树果。我喜欢在七叶树果从树上掉下来之后去收集它们。

　　When I was at school we used to collect conkers and put them on stings² and then we would have a competition to see who had the best conker. We would hit our conkers with somebody elses and if yours didn't smash³ then you could have one point so after your first game, your conker would be a oner. Then if you won twice, it would be a twoer and so on. It was a really good game and it kept us amused for hours. Conkers are great fun. Have you ever played conkers? Maybe you should. Why don't you try it this autumn?

　　我上学的时候经常去捡七叶树果，我们会进行撞树果比赛，看谁捡的树果最强。我们会用自己的树果去撞另一个人的，如果你的树果没有碎，那你在第一场比赛后就得到一分。之后如果你第二场比赛也赢了，那就是两分，以此类推。那真的是一个很棒的比赛，我们可以愉快地玩上好几个小时。七叶树果能带来很多乐趣。你们玩过七叶树果吗？也许你们应该试试。今年秋天为什么不试试呢

1 crunch   

n.关键时刻；艰难局面；v.发出碎裂声

参考例句：

• If it comes to the crunch they'll support us.关键时刻他们是会支持我们的。
• People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。

2 stings   

螫伤处( sting的名词复数 )； （某些昆虫的）毒刺； （身体或心灵的）剧痛； （警察为抓捕罪犯而设的）圈套

参考例句：

• Falsehood like a nettle stings those who meddle with it. 谎言似荨麻，玩弄会刺手。
• This cream contains a mild analgesic to soothe stings and bites. 这种乳膏含有一种性能平和的止痛剂，能缓解被螫咬后的疼痛。

3 smash   

v.粉碎，打碎；n.轰动的演出，巨大的成功

参考例句：

• We heard the smash of plates breaking in the kitchen.我们听到厨房里盘子破碎的声音。
• The gifted author wrote one smash after another.这个天才作家创作了一篇又一篇轰动一时的作品。