作者:小雅和英美友人
小雅在后臺(tái)收到很多用戶的留言,希望我們寫一篇關(guān)于秋天的文章,讓大家久等,here you go!
秋天,美國(guó)和加拿大英語(yǔ)用fall,英國(guó)和澳洲英語(yǔ)用autumn,本文采用美式英語(yǔ)。
北半球的秋天在9至11月,南半球?yàn)?至5月。
天文學(xué)中,北半球的秋天指秋分(autumnal equinox)到冬至(winter solstice)的這段時(shí)間。
之前發(fā)表的關(guān)于秋天的文章--“拔根”和“中秋節(jié)”見文章末尾。
Fall 秋天
1. Four Seasons 四季
Child: Mommy, it's cold outside, and there are lots of leaves on the ground.
寶寶:媽媽,外面好冷啊,地上還有好多葉子。
Mom: Yes, that's because it's fall now.
媽媽:是的,因?yàn)楝F(xiàn)在是秋天了。
Summer is over, and it's almost winter.
夏天過去了,冬天就要到了。
Do you remember the four seasons? They are spring, summer, fall, and winter.
你還記得四季嗎?它們是春季、夏季、秋季和冬季。
2. Season of Harvest 收獲的季節(jié)
Mom: Fall is the time of year we harvest the crops.
媽媽:秋天是一年中收獲莊稼的季節(jié)。
Child: What does harvest mean?
寶寶:收獲是什么意思?
Mom: Harvest means we pick the food from the farmers' fields.
媽媽:收獲就是把食物從農(nóng)田里摘下來(lái)。
Child: What kind of food?
寶寶:什么樣的食物呢?
Mom: Fruits like apples and pears, and vegetables like squash and pumpkins.
媽媽:水果像蘋果和梨啊,蔬菜像各種瓜和南瓜啊。
Squash指南瓜屬蔬菜,包括pumpkin-南瓜、zucchini-綠皮密生西葫蘆、winter squash-冬南瓜等。由于pumpkin歷史悠久,且與萬(wàn)圣節(jié)相關(guān),人們通常把它單獨(dú)拿出來(lái),與squash并列開來(lái)。注意,squash的單復(fù)數(shù)一樣。
其他秋天收獲的水果和蔬菜列表見文章結(jié)尾。
3. Leaves Changing Colors 樹葉變顏色
Child: I really like red leaves. Why do the leaves turn colors?
寶寶:我喜歡紅色的葉子。為什么葉子會(huì)變色呢?
變色,change colors和turn colors兩種說法可以互換。
Mom: Because in spring and summer, the red, orange, and yellow colors are covered up by the dominant green.
因?yàn)榇禾旌拖奶斓臅r(shí)候,紅色、橙色和黃色被大量的綠色擋住了。
In fall, as the weather cools and shorter days settle in, the green fades away and reveals the other colors.
到了秋天,天氣變冷,白天變短,綠色褪去,就顯現(xiàn)出了別的顏色。
4. Falling Leaves 落葉
Mom: Then, the leaves fall off the tree.
媽媽:然后樹葉就從樹上掉下來(lái)了。
Child: I like to jump in the leaves!
寶寶:我喜歡在葉子上跳!
中文說在葉子“上”,但是英文用in,不用on。
Mom: Yes, that's lots of fun. I liked it when I was your age too.
媽媽:嗯,特別好玩。我像你這么大的時(shí)候也喜歡玩。
The street cleaners have to rake the leaves and make big piles to put into bags for the garbage truck to take away.
清潔工們需要把葉子耙到一起,堆成堆兒,放進(jìn)垃圾袋里,等待垃圾車把它們運(yùn)走。
5. Hibernation 冬眠
Mom: Another thing that starts to happen in fall is hibernation.
媽媽:另外一件在秋天開始發(fā)生的事情是冬眠。
Child: What does hibernation mean?
寶寶:冬眠是什么意思?
Mom: Hibernation is when some animals find a nice warm place to sleep through the winter.
媽媽:冬眠就是動(dòng)物找一個(gè)暖和的地方,然后睡上一個(gè)冬天。
6. Change of Wardrobe 換季的衣柜
Child: I like fall, but I like summer better. It's warmer!
寶寶:我喜歡秋天,但是我更喜歡夏天。夏天暖和!
Mom: Yes, now that it's getting cold outside we have to dress warmer.
嗯,因?yàn)楝F(xiàn)在外面變冷了,我們得穿得暖和點(diǎn)。
We can't wear shorts and dresses and sandals anymore.
我們不能再穿短褲、裙子和涼鞋了。
We have to wear our sweaters, pants and shoes with socks.
我們得穿毛衣和長(zhǎng)褲,穿鞋的時(shí)候要穿襪子。
When we go outside to play, remember to wear your coat and scarf.
我們出去玩的時(shí)候,記得穿大衣、戴圍巾。
Next season will be winter then spring and then it will be summer again.
下一個(gè)季節(jié)是冬天,然后是春天,然后就又是夏天了。
But let's go have fun in the leaves!
不過咱們還是去玩樹葉吧!
Appendix 附錄
Other Fruits and Vegetables Harvested in Fall
其他秋天收獲的水果和蔬菜
Beets 甜菜
Brussel sprouts 球芽甘藍(lán)
Cabbage 卷心菜
Cranberries 蔓越莓
Persimmons 柿子
Pomegranates 石榴
Rutabagas and turnips 蕪菁甘藍(lán)
Sweet potatoes 甘薯
資料來(lái)源:The Best Fruits and Veggies to Eat This Fall by Kelly Fitzpatrick
往期關(guān)于秋天的文章:
用英文教寶寶玩“拔根兒”
中秋節(jié),你會(huì)和寶寶說的英文:月餅、螃蟹、賞月、燈籠
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