英语导读1000句[7]:In the Garden

Section 7
In the Garden

1 Many houses have gardens.
2 But gardens are not just for houses.
3 Many towns and cities have public gardens.
4 House gardens can have several uses.
5 People use them to grow things.
6 If the climate is right, people like to have lawns¹.
7 Lawns are areas of grass.
8 The grass will be kept, cut and neat.
9 Flowers are popular in gardens too.
10 They make the garden beautiful.
11 Some people use gardens to grow food.
12 Vegetables are popular, but so is fruit.
13 Public gardens usually don’t have vegetables and fruit.
14 They have trees, bushes², lawns and flowers.
15 Gardens are to relax in a beautiful environment.

1 lawns   

n.草地，草坪( lawn的名词复数 )；上等细棉布（或麻布）

参考例句：

• carefully tended lawns set in a girdle of trees 树木环绕、精心修整的草坪
• Every one was moving their lawns. 大家都在割自家草坪上的草。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 bushes   

n.灌木（丛）( bush的名词复数 )；[机械学]（金属）衬套；[电学]（绝缘）套管；类似灌木的东西（尤指浓密的毛发或皮毛）

参考例句：

• There was someone skulking behind the bushes. 有人藏在灌木后面。
• The boy chased his sister in and out among the bushes. 那个男孩在灌木丛里跟着他姐姐追过来追过去。 来自《简明英汉词典》