许国璋英语第一册11四季--13给朋友的一封信

11四季 The seasons THE SEASONS

There are four seasons in a year. March, April and May make the spring season. June, July and August make the summer season. September, October and November make the autumn season. December, January and February make the winter season.

Near the North Pole there are two seasons: winter and summer. The winter nights are long. For more than two months you can't see the sun, even at noon. The summer days are long. For more than two months, the sun never sets, and there is no night.

In the tropics there are also two seasons: a rainy season and a dry season. 四季

一年有四季。三、四、五月是春季，六、七、八月是夏季，九、十、十一月是秋季，十二、一、二月是冬季。

靠近北极的地方一年只有两季：冬季和夏季。冬季夜长，两个多月里即便是在中午也见不着太阳。夏季日长，两个多月里太阳一直不落，没有夜晚。

赤道地区一年也只有两季：雨季和旱季。 NOTES TO THE TEXT

March, April and May make the spring season.

make 本意为“做……”，在此意为“组成、构成”，例如： One tree does not make a wood. 独木不成林。 One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏。 Twelve people make a team. 十二个人组成一队。

For more than two months, the sun never sets, and there is no night. for表示时间的延续，可以译作“长达”。 例如：for weeks 长达几个星期 for three hours 长达三个小时 more than 多于……的，超出……的 例如：

He speaks more than three languages. 他能说三种以上的语言。 She is more than twenty years old. 她二十岁出头。

In the tropics there are also two seasons: a rainy season and a dry season. rainy season and dry season 雨季和旱季

关于自然界的某些专有名词前面要用定冠词——the，例如：the sun 太阳；the North Pole 北极；in the tropics 在热带 12校园一日 A day at college A DAY AT COLLEGE

Wang Qing gets up very early. He dresses, washes, and goes out to do

exercises in the fresh morning air. Then he has breakfast.

For most of the morning he attends lectures or practices his English. After class he reads in the library or reviews his lessons. Lunch is at twelve. After lunch Wang Qing takes a nap. In the afternoon he does his homework and reads the newspaper. Then he has an hour for sports. He runs round the track or plays ball games. After supper he often goes for a walk in the college gardens. Sometimes he listens to the English broadcast. In the evening he prepares his lessons. He goes to bed at half past ten. 校园一日

王清起得很早。他穿好衣、洗完脸，就走到室外，在清爽的晨风中做早操，然后去吃早饭。

上午的大部分时间他听课或者练习英语，课后他到图书馆看书，或者复习功课。

12点吃午饭，饭后王清休息一会儿。下午他做作业、看报纸，随后有一小时的体育活动时间，他或者沿跑道跑跑步或者打打球。 晚饭后他常常去学校花园里散步，有时还收听英语广播。晚上他预习功课，10点半睡觉。 逐句解释

Wang Qing gets up very early.

此句的意思是Wang Qing总是起得很早,不仅是今天一天起得早。

get up 意思是“起床”,它的反义词是go to bed, 意思是“就寝”。 两者都是习惯用法,不可以只从字面上理解。

He dresses, washes, and goes out to do exercises in the fresh morning air. He washes, 意即“洗脸”。注意这里不说He washes his face。He washes 也可以表示“他洗一洗身子”。He has a wash 意思和He washes 相同。

to do exercises...是“不定式短语”，这里作状语，修饰goes out。 不定式是动词的一种形式，一般由to加动词原形构成，在句中可作状语、宾语等成分。

in the fresh morning air (在早晨新鲜空气里)。注意英语与汉语中定语的语序不同,不可以说in the morning fresh air。

For most of the morning he attends lectures or practises his English. for在这里引起短语，表示经历的时间，类似的例子如: He studies for two hours every evening. (他每晚学习两个钟头。) for most of the morning (上午大部分时间)。英语中morning 指中午12点以前的一段时间, 意思和“上午”相同,不仅指“早晨”。

practise English意思是“ 练习(说、写)英语”。practise是动词,它的名词形式是 practice。 美国英语中 practice既是名词,又是动词。

After class he reads in the library or reviews his lessons.