听播客学英语 166 春天

 　　is April, and the spring has arrived, even here in Birmingham. When we talk about the spring, what sort of things can we say? What words and expressions do we use? Here are some examples:

　　In spring, the days grow longer. We put our clocks forward by one hour at the end of March, so that there is more light in the evenings after work.

　　The days get warmer, too. But there can still be cold days, and sudden showers of rain. There is a little rhyme which goes:

　　March winds and April showers

　　Bring forth¹ May flowers.

　　The daffodils bloom in the garden, and there is blossom on the damson trees. The leaves on the trees begin to open.

　　The birds sing in the trees, and they start to build their nests.

　　In the garden, we sow the first seeds, and plant potatoes. We mow² the lawn for the first time this year.

　　We go for walks in the country to enjoy the spring weather. We see lambs and young calves³ in the fields, and rabbits in the woods, and primroses⁴ in the hedgerows.

　　In fact, it is such a nice time of year that I am going to take a break for the next two weeks. The next podcast will be on about Wednesday 18 April. To keep you company until then, here is some music. It is by Robert Schumann, and it is called Fruehlingsnacht, which is German for Spring Night. It is played by Leon McCawley and it comes from Magnatune. There is also a short vocabulary note with this podcast.

1 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。

2 mow   

v.割（草、麦等），扫射，皱眉；n.草堆，谷物堆

参考例句：

• He hired a man to mow the lawn.他雇人割草。
• We shall have to mow down the tall grass in the big field.我们得把大田里的高草割掉。

3 calves   

n.(calf的复数)笨拙的男子，腓；腿肚子( calf的名词复数 )；牛犊；腓；小腿肚v.生小牛( calve的第三人称单数 )；（冰川）崩解；生（小牛等），产（犊）；使（冰川）崩解

参考例句：

• a cow suckling her calves 给小牛吃奶的母牛
• The calves are grazed intensively during their first season. 小牛在生长的第一季里集中喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 primroses   

n.报春花( primrose的名词复数 )；淡黄色；追求享乐（招至恶果）

参考例句：

• Wild flowers such as orchids and primroses are becoming rare. 兰花和报春花这类野花越来越稀少了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The primroses were bollming; spring was in evidence. 迎春花开了，春天显然已经到了。 来自互联网