Summer is the glorious time of the year when most of us can put on our shorts and short-sleeved shirts and actually feel the air and sunlight on our skin; when we don't have to turn up the heat in the morning when we get up; but also when we lay hot and sweaty in bed, unable to sleep at times; when we get the sunburn and the heatstroke and all those wonderful things.
词汇解释:
glorious, 光辉的,光荣的
short,短裤
heatstroke,中暑
翻译:夏季是一年中最灿烂的季节,我们可以穿上短裤和短袖,尽情地感受着夏日的空气拂过皮肤以及阳光照射在皮肤上的感觉;我们不必一早起来就打开暖气;当然我们也会热乎乎汗涔涔地躺在床上,热得睡不着;晒了一身的斑,中了暑,这一切都是夏日里美妙的事情。
赏析:这一段连用了四个When引导的定语从句,描绘了人们对夏天的最普遍的感受。最后一句话很有意思,夏天里人也会遇到一些小麻烦,例如晒了一身的夏日斑,中了暑,但是作者却颇为诙谐地把这些麻烦事情都称为“wonderful things”,读起来妙趣横生。
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